SPHERICAL PARTICLES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230340211A1
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18304997

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Spherical thermoplastic polymer powders useful for additive manufacturing may be made at high throughputs by a method comprising polymer in a dispersing medium at a temperature above the polymer melting temperature (Tm) under shear for short times (e.g., less than 30 minutes) to form a mixture that is then rapid (faster than ambient cooling) cooled below Tm. The method is particularly useful for thermoplastic polymers having a high melt flow index (MFI) or low capillary viscosity at high shear (˜1000 s−1) within 20 or 30° C. of the polymer's melt temperature. The method may also include a crystallizing temperature below Tm and above the glass transition temperature Tg of the polymer to crystallize amorphous polymers or increase the crystallinity of semi-crystalline polymers.

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LUMAS POLYMERS LLC1064 ROSEMARY CIR CHASKA MN 55318

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dippel, Nicholas John Burnsville, US 6 4
Fry, Thomas Victoria, US 23 14
Frye, Michael Minnetonka, US 1 0

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