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Method of building up a physical object by additive manufacturing

US12232922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Solventum Intellectual Properties Company · US

Inventors

Malte Korten · Moorenweis, DE
Bastian P. Kirchner · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE
Daniel D. Oberpertinger · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE
Andreas Herrmann · Steinebach, DE
Gioacchino Raia · Türkenfeld, DE
Anja Friedrich · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/7536
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of building up a physical object by additive manufacturing which has the steps of building up the object and at least one support structure layer by layer along a build axis. The support structure supports the object relative to a build platform. During building up the object and the at least one support structure a connection is provided between the support structure and the object by a plurality of layers each of which being a common layer of the object and the support structure.

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