Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-14
2005-06-14
Picard, Leo (Department: 2125)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S118000, C700S098000, C700S120000, C700S163000, C264S401000, C264S512000, C264S516000, C427S466000, C427S470000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06907307
ABSTRACT:
In solid freeform fabrication processes that make use of a removable support material, pre-calculation of the amount of support material needed for a build is difficult (inaccurate or slow) because the digital data for generating the support material is often not generated until the build is in progress. A method is proposed that has been shown to generate rapid and accurate estimates of the amount of both build and support material needed before a build begins, to accurately predict before a build begins when replenishment materials are needed, and to track material consumptions over time.
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Chen Yong
Kulkarni Rajeev B.
3-D Systems, Inc.
D'Alessandro Ralph
Ervin Michael A.
Lee Douglas S.
Picard Leo
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