Three-dimensional printing process for producing a self-destructible temporary structure
US8470231B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31728
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to additive manufacturing (AM) and in particular to a degradable material for use in applications that require temporary structure stability, such as in investment casting or biomedical applications or as a temporary support material.
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