METHOD OF POST TREATMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED OBJECT

Register USPTO Patent
Application Number 17381947
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-21
First Publication Date 2023-02-02
Publication Date 2023-02-02
Owner HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (USA)
Inventor
  • Discekici, Emre
  • Yemane, Alay
  • Woodruff, Shannon R.

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a method of post-treatment of a three-dimensional printed object and the three-dimensional printed object thus produced from this method. The method of post-treatment comprises application of a post-treatment agent comprising a plant oil and a heat-treatment step at high temperature with the aim of reducing surface roughness of the final part.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 64/30 - Auxiliary operations or equipment
  • B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing
  • B33Y 40/20 - Post-treatment, e.g. curing, coating or polishing
  • B29C 71/02 - Thermal after-treatment