CA2097357C - Methode et appareil de fabrication commandee par ordinateur d'objets tridimensionnels a partir de donnees informatiques - Google Patents

Methode et appareil de fabrication commandee par ordinateur d'objets tridimensionnels a partir de donnees informatiques Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2097357C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: voxel; voxels; target surface; dispensing; layer
Prior art date: 1992-06-24
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CA 2097357

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Steven M. Penn

David N. Jones

Michael E. Embree

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Texas Instruments Inc

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1992-06-24

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2002-05-21

1992-06-24 Priority claimed from US07/905,069 external-priority patent/US5260009A/en

1992-07-31 Priority claimed from US07/923,278 external-priority patent/US6175422B1/en

1993-05-31 Application filed by Texas Instruments Inc filed Critical Texas Instruments Inc

1993-12-25 Publication of CA2097357A1 publication Critical patent/CA2097357A1/fr

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US905,069		1992-06-24
US07/905,069 US5260009A (en)	1991-01-31	1992-06-24	System, method, and process for making three-dimensional objects
US923,278		1992-07-31
US07/923,278 US6175422B1 (en)	1991-01-31	1992-07-31	Method and apparatus for the computer-controlled manufacture of three-dimensional objects from computer data

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CA2097357A1 CA2097357A1 (fr)	1993-12-25
CA2097357C true CA2097357C (fr)	2002-05-21

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