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Water soluble rapid prototyping support and mold material

US6070107A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateMay 20, 1998
Grant dateMay 30, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB33Y70/10
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A water-soluble thermoplastic composition for three-dimensional modeling comprising poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) is disclosed. The composition in the form of an extrudable object may be extruded by an extrusion apparatus in a programmed pattern onto a base as a ribbon of liquified polymer to create a support structure for a prototype object or to create a water-soluble polymeric element.

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