Fabrication materials and processes useful to form structures in soft materials
US12208441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C39/26
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and materials for forming a three-dimensional (3D) structure in a material are described. An example method includes directing a liquid casting material into a mold cavity of a mold structure, where the mold cavity corresponds to a three-dimensional (3D) structure. The method further includes causing the liquid casting material to solidify within the mold cavity to form a solid structure of the casting material, removing at least a portion of the mold structure from the solid structure of the casting material, and forming a structural material around the solid structure of the casting material. The solid casting material is liquified within the structural material. The liquified casting material is evacuated from the structural material to form the 3D structure in the structural material.
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