IP Library Granted Patent US 11,453,172
Granted Patent B2
US 11,453,172 · App. 16/440,249 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

3D printing build materials and support materials comprising a phosphor

Inventors: Bo Wu (Wilsonville, OR); Jule W. Thomas, Jr. (West Linn, OR); Mark Raymond Parker (Portland, OR)
Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
B29C64/40C08K5/0041C08K5/357C08L33/08C08L33/10C08L71/02C08L91/06B33Y30/00B33Y70/00
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Patent No.
US 11,453,172
App. No.
16/440,249
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, build materials and support materials for use with a 3D printer are described herein. Such materials include a phosphor component in combination with other components. In some embodiments, the phosphor component of a build material or support material is present in the material in an amount of 0.001-0.5 wt. % and has a peak photoluminescence (PL) emission wavelength of 430-750 nm and a photoluminescence quantum yield (QY) of 0.10-1.

Claims (12)

1. A support material for three-dimensional printing, the support material comprising:

50-80 wt. % stearyl alcohol;

5-50 wt. % hydrogenated rosin; and

0.001-5 wt. % 2,5-thiophenediylbis(5-tert-butyl-1, 3-benzoxazole), based on the total weight of the-support material.

2. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the phase change wax component comprises a hydrocarbon wax, a fatty alcohol wax, a fatty acid wax, a fatty acid ester wax, an aldehyde wax, an amide wax, a ketone wax, or a mixture or combination thereof.

3. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the phase change wax component is present in the support material in an amount of 60-75 wt. %, based on the total weight of the support material.

4. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the tackifier component comprises a rosin ester, a rosin alcohol, or a mixture or combination thereof.

5. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the tackifier component is present in the support material in an amount of 25-45 wt. %, based on the total weight of the support material.

6. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the phosphor component has a peak photoluminescence emission wavelength of 430-750 nm.

7. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the phosphor component has a photoluminescence quantum yield of 0.10-1.

8. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the phosphor component has a peak photoluminescence emission wavelength of 500-700 nm and a photoluminescence quantum yield of 0.30-1.

9. The support material of claim 1 , wherein the phosphor component is present in the support material in an amount of 0.001-0.5 wt. %, based on the total weight of the support material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: WU, BO; THOMAS, JULE W., JR; PARKER, MARK RAYMOND
To: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
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