To all, I don't know if this is the reason for the recent upward momentum, but I found it on BusinessWire:
BW1249 SEP 09,1996 7:51 PACIFIC 10:51 EASTERN
( BW)(STRATASYS)(SSYS) Stratasys granted Japanese rapid prototyping
patent
Business Editors
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Stratasys Inc.
(NASDAQ NMS:SSYS) today announced that the Japanese patent office
issued a patent which covers Stratasys' core rapid prototyping
technology, FDM(TM) (Fused Deposition Modeling).
In addition, this Japanese patent includes the process of
dispensing a material to build a model or prototype, as well as the
use of a modeling material filament in rapid prototyping.
Scott Crump, chairman and president, stated, "We are proud to
announce that Stratasys has strengthened its market position in
Japan. With our first patent in Japan, we intend to create a long
and mutually profitable relationship with our exclusive Japanese
marketing partner, Marubeni Corp."
Stratasys Inc. founded in 1989, is a manufacturer of rapid
prototyping systems for automotive, aerospace, industrial,
electronic, medical, and consumer products OEM's. The company's
patented Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Genisys rapid
prototyping processes create 3-dimensional plastic and wax prototype
parts directly from 3-D CAD systems. See our Home Page
stratasys.com on the Internet.
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CONTACT: Stratasys Inc.
Scott Crump, Chairman and President
612/937-3000
or
Sunrise Financial
Derek Caldwell, Executive Vice President
212/421-1616 |
