Patent ID: 11859108
Assignee: POSTPROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  B  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 5:
6. A method of finishing an object made from an additive manufacturing technique using a machine that applies a finishing suspension to the object, the method comprising:
pumping the finishing suspension to a nozzle of the machine;
spraying the finishing suspension from the nozzle;
supplying pressurized air to the finishing suspension through an orifice prior to the nozzle in the machine; and
directing the finishing suspension from the nozzle at the object,, wherein the finishing suspension is comprised of a finishing medium and suspended solid media particles; and, wherein the finishing medium is comprised of:
1-20% by weight a polyol;
1-20% by weight an anti-corrosion agent;
0.001-10% by weight a hydrotrope; and
water.