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Porous Body, Additive Manufacturing Method For The Body And Apparatus For Supporting And/Or Bearing A Person - EP3512379

The patent EP3512379 was granted to Covestro Deutschland on Oct 21, 2020. The application was originally filed on Sep 8, 2017 under application number EP17761542A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3512379

COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND
Application Number
EP17761542A
Filing Date
Sep 8, 2017
Status
Opposition Rejected
Jul 25, 2025
Grant Date
Oct 21, 2020
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Patent Citations (17) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (13) New

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DESCRIPTION- MAITI, A. et al., "3D printed cellular solid outperforms traditional stochastic foam in long-term mechanical response", Sci. Rep., (20160000), vol. 6, page 24871-
OPPOSITION- Adam Savage’s Tested, "Carbon M1 Super Fast 3D Printer Demo!", Youtube, page 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2thSsQrZUM, (20210126), XP054981333-
OPPOSITION- Alyn Griffiths, "Biomimicry chair by Lilian van Daal replaces traditional upholstery with 3D-printed structure", (20140805), URL: https://www.dezeen.com/2014/08/05/biomimicry-3d-printed-soft-seat-chair-by-lilian-van-daal/, (20210125), XP055768291-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Polymere Materialien, weich-elastische Schaumstoffe - Bestimmung der Druckspannungs-Verformungseigenschaften - Teil 1: Materialien mit niedriger Dichte (ISO 3386-1:1986 + Amd 1:2010); Deutsche Fassung EN ISO 3386-1:1997 + A1:2010", DIN EN ISO 3386-1, (19980601), pages 1 - 14, XP055830412-
OPPOSITION- Brian Weinberg, "Soft Lattice Structures printed on EnvisionTEC 3sp HD", Youtube, page 1 pp., Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhHZztwrHDA, (20210126), XP054981334-
OPPOSITION- Dezeen, "Lilian van Daal's 3D-printed Biomimicry chair shows off a new way to create soft seating", YouTube, page 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyX6ZGuFgkc, (20210125), XP054981325-
OPPOSITION- Drew Fustini, ""mattress" at Inside 3D Printing Expo in Chicago", YouTube, page 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSarmmWkUZA, (20210126), XP054981327-
OPPOSITION- Junction3d - Solus 3d printer, "Lattice structures printed on the Solus 3D printer. 240 micron strands!", Youtube, page 1 pp., Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VlvObfY0A, (20210126), XP054981335-
OPPOSITION- Qingnan Zhou, "Diamond 5mm cell, 2mm thickness", Youtube, page 1 pp., Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBuIcth52go, (20210126), XP054981337-
OPPOSITION- Qingnan Zhou, "Microstructures: diamond 5mm cell", Youtube, page 1 pp., Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhc3p6Wa0vs, (20210126), XP054981338-
OPPOSITION- Sebastian Pop, "3D Printed Cushioning Material Has Programmable Properties", (20140823), page 1, URL: http://news.softpedia.com/news/3D-Printed-Cushioning-Material-Has-Programmable-Properties-456103.shtml, (20170601), XP055377798-
OPPOSITION- snijokAndr, "FCC diamond lattice 3D print", Youtube, page 1 pp., Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB7QX_zvJu8, (20210126), XP054981336-
OPPOSITION- A. Maiti et al, "3D printed cellular solid outperforms traditional stochastic foam in long-term mechanical response", Scientific Reports, (20160701), vol. 6, no. 1, doi:10.1038/srep24871, pages 1 - 8, XP055565317

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