Patent ID: 6500378
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B29C,B33Y

Abstract:
A method, comprising:(a) providing an array of controllable pixel elements; (b) providing a container having a medium therein capable of selective curing upon application of a stimulus; (c) providing a window coupled with the container, such that the medium is operatively (d) providing a source of the stimulus; (e) directing the stimulus and the array of pixel elements, such that a portion of the stimulus travels through the window of the container, wherein select regions of the medium are cured; (f) displacing the cured select regions of the layer with respect to the surface of the window, such that a gap is formed between the window and the cured layer, and wherein additional uncured medium fills the gap; (g) repeating (e) and (f) until a final layer is to be formed; and (f) repeating (e) to form the final layer.