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- Patent Title: Additive manufacturing of support structures
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Application No.: US17214433Application Date: 2021-03-26
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Publication No.: US11326320B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Jason Rust Cotrell
- Applicant: RCAM Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Boulder
- Assignee: RCAM Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: RCAM Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Agency: Henry Patent Law Firm PLLC
- Main IPC: E02D27/42
- IPC: E02D27/42 ; F03D13/20 ; E02D27/04 ; E02D27/02 ; E02D27/52 ; F03D13/25

Abstract:
In a general aspect, a method is presented for manufacturing support structures for offshore wind turbines. In some implementations, the method includes constructing a plurality of modular sections that assemble to define the support structure. One or more of the plurality of modular sections are configured to anchor to an underwater floor. At least one of the plurality of modular sections is constructed by operations that include forming a wall along a perimeter to bound a volume, filling the volume with a castable material, and hardening the castable material. In some instances, forming the wall includes depositing layers of printable material successively on top of each other. The method also includes joining the plurality of modular sections to assemble the support structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210238821A1 Additive Manufacturing of Support Structures Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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