Patent ID: 11958239
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus to produce a three-dimensional object, the apparatus comprising:
a dispensing apparatus; and
a processor to:
determine an amount of a first fluid that the dispensing apparatus is to apply on a region of a layer of particulate material, the first fluid comprising a colorant;
identify an ability of the first fluid to absorb electromagnetic radiation; and
determine an amount of a second fluid that the dispensing apparatus is to apply on the region of the layer of particulate material and become interspersed with the first fluid applied on the region of the layer of particulate material, the second fluid comprising an absorber to absorb the electromagnetic radiation, wherein the processor is to determine the amount of the second fluid that the dispensing apparatus is to apply to the region of the layer of particulate material in dependence on the identified ability of the first fluid to absorb the electromagnetic radiation.