3D printing on a rotating cylindrical surface
US9002496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C64/188
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device adapted to make a solid object. The device has a surface rotatable around an axis of rotation, and an applicator adapted to apply over at least one portion of the surface a material used to make the solid object. The applicator and the surface are displaceable relative to each other in a direction transverse to the axis. Disclosed herein are also methods of determining instructions for the device.
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