Methods of manufacturing layered three-dimensional forms

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8506870
APP PUB NO 20080237933A1
SERIAL NO

12136380

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New methods and systems for manufacturing a three-dimensional form, comprising steps of providing a plurality of particulates; contacting the particulates with an activation agent; contacting particulates having the activation agent with a binder material that is activatable by the activation agent; at least partially hardening the binder for forming a layer of the three-dimensional form; and repeating these steps to form the remainder of the three-dimensional form. Following sequential application of all required layers and binder material to make the form, the unbound particles are appropriately removed (and optionally re-used), to result in the desired three-dimensional form. The invention also contemplates a novel method for preparing a form, where unbound particulates free of binder material are re-claimed.

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Ederer, Ingo Riederau, DE 89 5128
Hochsmann, Rainer Genderkingen, DE 17 1543

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