Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of manufacturing a unitary conduit for transporting fluids
- Patent Title (中): 制造用于输送流体的整体导管的方法
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Application No.: US12182485Application Date: 2008-07-30
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Publication No.: US08210211B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Marie Ann McMasters , Michael A. Benjamin , Alfred Mancini
- Applicant: Marie Ann McMasters , Michael A. Benjamin , Alfred Mancini
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: General Electric Company
- Agent David J. Clement
- Main IPC: F16L11/00
- IPC: F16L11/00

Abstract:
A method for fabricating a unitary conduit is disclosed the method comprising the steps of determining three-dimensional information of the unitary conduit having at least one flow passage, converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the unitary conduit, and successively forming each layer of the unitary conduit by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy. A unitary conduit is disclosed, comprising a body and a flow passage, wherein the flow passage and the body have a unitary construction, and made by using a rapid manufacturing process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100065142A1 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A UNITARY CONDUIT FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS Public/Granted day:2010-03-18
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