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Device and method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of mask exposure

US8126580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Envisiontec GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ali El-Siblani · Dearborn Heights, US
Volker Schillen · Düsseldorf, DE
Hendrik John · Buchs, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2010
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03F7/70391
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Device for producing a three-dimensional object by solidification of a material solidifiable under the action of electromagnetic radiation by means of energy input via an imaging unit comprising a predetermined number of discrete imaging elements (pixels), said device comprising a computer unit, an IC and/or a software implementation respectively with the ability of adjusting and/or controlling the energy input via a specific gray value and/or color value in a voxel matrix.

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