Method for creating a free-form metal three-dimensional article using a layer-by-layer deposition of a molten metal

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PATENT NO 5669433
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08526070

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A method for the accurate formation of a three-dimensional article comprises providing a supply of substantially uniform size droplets of a desired material wherein each droplet has a positive or negative charge. The supply of droplets is focused or aligned into a narrow stream by passing the droplets through or adjacent an alignment mechanism which repels each droplet toward an axis extending through the alignment mechanism. The droplets are deposited in a predetermined pattern at a predetermined rate onto a target to form the three-dimensional article without the use of a mold of the shape of the three-dimensional article.

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AEROQUIP CORPORATION300 STRAYER ROAD MAUMEE OH 43551

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Sterett, Robert A Jackson, MI 15 823
Sudhalkar, Atul M Ann Arbor, MI 10 713

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