Patents Represented by Attorney Al D'Andrea
  • Patent number: 6132665
    Abstract: Phase change compositions that are solid at ambient temperature and liquid at an elevated temperature above ambient temperature are disclosed for advantageous use in selective deposition modeling methods for building three-dimensional objects. A phase change composition according to the disclosed invention is a semi-crystalline component mixture having a freezing point of at least about 68.degree. C., a melting point of at least about 88.degree. C. and a viscosity of about 13 centipoise at 135.degree. C. The composition includes a plurality of waxes having a broad melting point range and molecular weight range. Three-dimensional objects having minimal curl, delamination and stress cracks can be produced at a faster rate than heretofore known by using selective deposition modeling techniques employing the disclosed compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Loc V. Bui, Vu Doan, Kelly Kwo