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Apparatus for three dimensional printing using image layers

  • US 7,261,542 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2005
  • Issued: 08/28/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A three-dimensional printer (3DP) adapted to generate an object assembled from a plurality of cross sections, comprising:

  • a first surface configured to receive a bulk layer of sinterable powder;

    a radiant energy source configured to fuse a portion of the layer of sinterable powder an the first surface into an image, the image being a sintered image corresponding to one of said cross sections; and

    a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer the sintered image from the first surface to the object being assembled.

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