US Patent 11964437 Additive manufacturing by solvent melding of build material

Systems and methods for printing a manufacturing object using solvent melding by additive manufacturing are provided. Build data is uploaded to a controller for creating the manufacturing object. A recoater individually deposits multiple layers of granulized build material within a build box. A printhead deposits a solvent configured to meld the build material at respective areas of the multiple layers in accordance with said build data following deposit of each of the multiple layers of the build material within the build box.