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- Patent Title: Three-dimensional object production
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Application No.: US16608234Application Date: 2018-01-24
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Publication No.: US11607843B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Alex Veis , Esteve Comas Cespedes , Joaquim Brugue Garvi , Raimon Castells De Monet
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/US2018/015010 WO 20180124
- International Announcement: WO2019/147232 WO 20190801
- Main IPC: B29C64/165
- IPC: B29C64/165 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B29C64/282 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/393 ; B29C64/291

Abstract:
An example apparatus to produce a three-dimensional object comprises a controller, a build area configured to receive a layer of particulate material, a printhead, and an ultraviolet light emitting diode energy source. The controller is to cause the printhead to deposit a liquid which absorbs ultraviolet radiation onto the layer of particulate material. The controller is further to cause the ultraviolet light emitting diode energy source to irradiate the liquid, after the liquid has been deposited onto the layer of particulate material, thereby to heat the liquid and cause a portion of the particulate material to solidify.
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