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Thermal stereolithography using slice techniques

US6027682A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1998
Grant dateFeb 22, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/17
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention involves an improved system for producing a three-dimensional object by forming successive cross-sections of the object from a material which is normally solid but which may be made flowable, including using data manipulation for converting a three-dimensional object representation into cross-sectional representations.

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