Patent ID: 11958982
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A materials kit for 3D printing, comprising:
a powder bed material comprising electroactive polymer particles including an electroactive polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl fluoride, a copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene, a copolymer of polyvinlidene fluoride and 1,1,2,2-chlorotrifluoroethylene, a copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene, a copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride and tetrafluoropropylene, a copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride and trifluoropropylene, and a combination thereof;
a fusing agent to be selectively applied to the powder bed material, the fusing agent comprising a fluid agent vehicle and a radiation absorber; and
a dopant for adjusting an electrical property of the powder bed material, wherein the dopant is selected from the group consisting of BaTiO3 particles, TiO2 particles, SrTiO3 particles, PbTiO3 particles, BaZrO3 particles, BaHfO3 particles, BaZrO3 particles, PbZrO3 particles, BaTiO3 particles, PbTiO3 particles, CaCu3Ti4O12 particles, ZrO2 particles, HfO2 particles, Ta2O5 particles, TiO2 particles, La2O3 particles, Y2O3 particles, ZrSiO4 particles, HfSiO4 particles, carbon nanoparticles, graphene particles, and a combination thereof, and wherein the dopant is i) included in the fusing agent or ii) is present in a separate doping agent that comprises a second fluid agent vehicle.