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US Patent 7614866 Solid imaging apparatus and method

Patent 7614866 was granted and assigned to 3D Systems on November, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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3D Systems
3D Systems
Patent Jurisdiction
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Number
7614866
Patent Inventor Names
Jouni Partanen0
Mehdi Mojdeh0
Richard O. Gregory, II0
Suzanne M. Scott0
William J. Pappas0
Charles R. Sperry0
Charles W. Hull0
Dennis F. McNamara, Jr.0
Date of Patent
November 10, 2009
Patent Application Number
11856172
Date Filed
September 17, 2007
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Patent Primary Examiner
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Joseph S Del Sole
Patent abstract

A solid imaging apparatus is provided that includes a replaceable cartridge containing a source of build material and an extendable and retractable flexible transport film for transporting the build material layer-by-layer from the cartridge to the surface of a build in an image plane. An operator using the device needs merely to remove a spent cartridge and replace it with a fresh cartridge to continue solid imaging virtually uninterrupted. The apparatus also includes the capability of withdrawing and inserting an imager without the operator having to perform a separate alignment step. A brush attached to the transport film and forming part of the cartridge provides for intra-layer removal of excess uncured build material. If desired, the apparatus can produce a fully reacted build. A high intensity UV source cures the build between layers. An injection molded build pad is designed to hold a build in an inverted position for improving the build. The invention also provides for tilting the build elevator to reduce air entrainment and for releasing the build from the image plane.

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