THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING PEROXIDE CURE

• US 20110130489A1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc. (3D Systems Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Z CORPORATION (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Williams, Derek X.
• Granted Patent: US 8,157,908 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 524/47
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 64/165 using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 70/10 Composites of different types of material, e.g. mixtures of ceramics and polymers or mixtures of metals and biomaterials

Abstract

A materials system and methods are provided to enable the formation of articles by Three Dimensional Printing. The materials system includes a transition metal catalyst that facilitates the reaction of an acrylate-containing binder with a particulate material.

Claims

12-1. The material system of claim 1, wherein the particulate material further comprises a processing aid.

15-25. -25. (canceled)