Fabrication of non-homogeneous articles via additive manufacturing using three-dimensional voxel-based models
US8509933B2 · kind B2 · utility
30Cited by
6References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides systems and methods for manufacture of a non-homogeneous article using a 3D voxel-based model of the article and a rapid prototyping device. Use of a voxel-based model provides processing advantages and offers improved realism of the manufactured object with regard to non-homogeneous (i) color, (ii) translucency, and/or (iii) hardness, for example.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.