Patents Assigned to ENVISION TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
  • Publication number: 20020155189
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for manufacturing a three-dimensional object (13) comprises a trough (7) for holding material (11) which can be solidified under the influence of light. The trough (7) comprises on its lower side a transparent plate (8). On the transparent plate (8) and side wall (10) of the trough (7) is provided a resilient layer (9) from which solidified material is easier to detach than from the transparent plate (8). An exposure and projection unit (19) serves to expose and solidify the material (11) in the trough (7) from below through the transparent plate (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: ENVISION TECHNOLOGIES GmbH,
    Inventor: Hendrik John
  • Publication number: 20020153640
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for the separation of a material layer (4) hardened on a flat plane (2) serving as a reference by means of a flexible, elastic separating layer (1) arranged between plane and material layer and designed in the form of a film or a gel-like material, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: ENVISION TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
    Inventor: Hendrik John