Patent ID: 7910041
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: B29C,B29K,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for building a three-dimensional object with an extrusion-based layered deposition system, the method comprising: feeding a build material to an extrusion component of the extrusion-based layered deposition system, the build material comprising a carrier material and nanofibers; melting the carrier material of the build material in the extrusion component to form a melt comprising the carrier material and the nanofibers, the melt having an axial temperature profile; extruding the melt from the extrusion component at an extrusion rate ranging from about 800 mics to about 2,500 mics, wherein the extruded melt has a surface and a central region, and further comprises: depositing the extruded melt in a layer-by-layer manner to build at least a portion of the three-dimensional object.