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US 6,206,672 B1Granted
Apparatus of fabricating 3 dimensional objects by means of electrophotography, ionography or a similar process
AssigneeEdward P. Grenda
InventorEdward P. Grenda
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Abstract
Freeform fabrication apparatus for rapid prototyping. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes ion-generating equipment for sequentially creating latent ion images of layers of an object to be fabricated. Developing apparatus is provided for adhering at least one object building substance to the sequential latent ion images to create a series of laminae. Thereafter, the series of laminae are assembled to fabricate the object.
Claims12
Freeform fabrication apparatus comprising:
- ion generating apparatus for sequentially creating latent ion images of layers of an object to be fabricated;
- developing apparatus for adhering at least one object building substance to the sequential latent ion images to create a series of laminae;
- and
- apparatus for assembling the series of laminae to fabricate the object.
1 more element
Freeform fabrication apparatus comprising:
- a first latent image forming apparatus for forming a first portion of a latent image of a layer of an object to be fabricated;
- a first development apparatus for adhering a first object building substance to the first portion of the latent image;
- at least a second image-forming-apparatus for forming a second portion of the latent image of the layer of the object to be fabricated;
- a second developing apparatus for adhering a second object building substance to the second portion of the latent image;
- and
- apparatus for assembling the first and second object building substances to create the layer.
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Freeform fabrication apparatus comprising:
- apparatus for sequentially electrostatically propelling particles of an object building substance toward a support to create sequential particle images on the support of layers of an object to be fabricated;
- and
- apparatus for assembling the sequential particle images to fabricate the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.