Stratasys Inc. is alleging infringement on five (5) separate issued patents, the claims of which are (greatly) summarized below with associated priority dates in the order listed in the complaint:
(1) A method for performing a purge operation (US 9,421,713) has a priority date of 3/2013.
(2) A build platform having a polymer coating thereon (US 9,592,660) has a priority date of 12/2014.
(3) A method for generating a remnant path in a void region for filling of a cavity (US 7,555,357) has a priority date of 1/2006.
(4) A method for creating a signal to control a printer component based on a detected contact force (US 9,168,698) has a priority date of 10/2013.
(5) A 3D printer having a controller that can calculate a contact force (US 10,556,381) has a priority date of 10/2015.
Interested to see the impact this could have on the 3D printing market as a whole as most of these features have become standard across all manufacturers.
(1) A method for performing a purge operation (US 9,421,713) has a priority date of 3/2013.
(2) A build platform having a polymer coating thereon (US 9,592,660) has a priority date of 12/2014.
(3) A method for generating a remnant path in a void region for filling of a cavity (US 7,555,357) has a priority date of 1/2006.
(4) A method for creating a signal to control a printer component based on a detected contact force (US 9,168,698) has a priority date of 10/2013.
(5) A 3D printer having a controller that can calculate a contact force (US 10,556,381) has a priority date of 10/2015.
Interested to see the impact this could have on the 3D printing market as a whole as most of these features have become standard across all manufacturers.