COEXTRUDED, MULTILAYER AND MULTICOMPONENT 3D PRINTING INPUTS
First Claim
1. A product filament comprising a first filament that is chopped, stacked and welded into second filament
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Abstract
The present invention relates to 3D printer inputs including filaments comprising separated layers or sections. These inputs particularly including filaments may be prepared by coextrusion, microlayer coextrusion or multicomponent/fractal coextrusion. These inputs and specifically filaments enable layering or combining different materials simultaneously through one or more nozzles during the so-called 3D printing process. These techniques facilitate smaller layer sizes (milli, micro, and nano) different layer configurations as well as the potential to incorporate materials that would otherwise not be usable in standard 3D printer methods.
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1. A product filament comprising a first filament that is chopped, stacked and welded into second filament
- 2. A method of manufacturing a filament comprising repeatedly chopping and rejoining pieces of one or more first filaments to form a second filament.
- 4. A device which takes multiple first filaments as inputs and repeatedly chops and welds pieces of filament to form a second filament.
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