4/6/04 Update for the Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping web site

Good Morning:

Highlights of the latest edition of the RP PATENT ALERT NEWSLETTER are now
available on The Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping web site. An impressive
total of 136 RP patents and applications were published from 12/9/03 to 3/9/04.

Read More About ....
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-- A potentially important RP technology based on a plasma torch.

-- A solution to de-cubing in laminated object manufacturing (LOM).

-- Fabricating glass fiber transmission cables, interconnections and
connectors using RP.

-- Rapid injection molding (RIM) technology that circumvents the use of
additive fabrication.

-- Extending selective inhibition of sintering (SIS) to metal parts.

-- 3D Systems' InVision (TM) jetted-photopolymer technology.

-- Direct fabrication of parts for aerospace uses.

-- Manufacturing contact lenses using RP.

-- Complete products made by additive fabrication, including fuel cells and
MEMS disk drives.

*** Find out what's really going on in the world of RP!
These are the briefest highlights. Enormous efforts are being exerted in the
areas of technology, rapid manufacturing and tooling, materials and medicine.
For most readers, we believe the new abbreviated format of the Highlights!
section will be more enjoyable and newsy, as well as faster to read. But if
you're serious about RP, whether in industry or academia, you can still access
the complete in-depth research for a tiny fraction of the cost or the time of
doing it yourself.

Use the red *PATENTS HOT NOW* button on our home page to jump to the
newsletter or just click on the PATENTS button at the top of any page.

The Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping
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Received on Tue Apr 06 04:29:46 2004