US 12,280,543 B2
Three-dimensional printing with ductility agents
Emre Hiro Discekici, San Diego, CA (US); Dennis J. Schissler, San Diego, CA (US); and Shannon Reuben Woodruff, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Peridot Print LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/271,219
Filed by PERIDOT PRINT LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/012885
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/150045, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059009 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01)
CPC B29C 64/165 (2017.08) [B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B29K 2105/0038 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing comprising:
a fusing agent comprising water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber, wherein the electromagnetic radiation absorber absorbs radiation energy and converts the radiation energy to heat; and
a ductility agent comprising water, a water-soluble pore-generating compound that chemically reacts at an elevated temperature to generate a gas, and a plasticizer having:
a formula (I):

OG Complex Work Unit Chemistry
wherein n is an integer ranging from 3 to 8; or
a formula (II):

OG Complex Work Unit Chemistry
wherein m is an integer ranging from 3 to 8.