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Method of solid free form fabrication of objects

US6306467A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB22F12/53
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of solid free form fabrication of an object includes the steps of providing a substrate, forming a plurality of molten droplets, and spraying the molten droplets upward against the substrate to form a net shape object.

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