Patent ID: 11904536
Assignee: IMPOSSIBLE OBJECTS, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. A three-dimensional (3D) object produced by a method for preparing areas on substrate layer obtained from at least a portion of a roll of substrate material, wherein the substrate layer areas correspond to cross sections of a three-dimensional (3D) object made by additive manufacture of at least one composite-based object under automated control, comprising:
transferring from a material feeder to a printer a portion of a roll of substrate material;
depositing a predetermined amount of a fluid on the portion of the roll of substrate material positioned on a printer platen;
transferring the portion of the roll of substrate material onto which the predetermined fluid amount has been deposited from the printer platen to a powder system adapted to deposit predetermined amounts of a powder;
depositing a predetermined amount of powder from the powder system onto the portion of the roll of substrate material in a manner such that a portion of the powder adheres to regions of the roll of substrate material onto which the printer has deposited the predetermined fluid amounts;
removing any powder that did not adhere to the portion of the roll of substrate material; and
repeating any of the preceding steps for as many additional portions of the roll as required to make a predetermined three-dimensional (3D) object.