Three-dimensional printing conductive elements
US12138860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2203/1115
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and systems for making three-dimensional printed articles. In one example, a method of making a three-dimensional article can include printing a conductive element including a composite of a conductive material and a polymeric build material; printing an adjacent portion in contact with the conductive element, where the adjacent portion includes a nonconductive polymeric build material; and heating the conductive element by running an electric current through the conductive element, and thereby heating the adjacent portion to a temperature sufficient to change a physical property of the nonconductive polymeric build material of the adjacent portion.
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