Model of complex structure and method of making the same
US6471520B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solid free form model of a complex structure, such as a molecular structure, and a method of making such a model. The model includes a first elongated strand extending along a first path corresponding to the locations of selected elements to represented, a second elongated strand extending along a second path spaced from the first path and a connecting leg extending between the first and second strands along a path corresponding to the vector along which a force, such as a hydrogen bond, acts on the modeled elements.
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