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公开(公告)号:US20210039166A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-11
申请号:US17072244
申请日:2020-10-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Justin Mamrak , MacKenzie Redding
Abstract: A scanning technique for the additive manufacturing of an object. The method comprises the irradiation of a portion of a given layer of powder to form a fused region using an energy source. When forming an object layer by layer, the irradiation follows a first irradiation path bounded by a first stripe, wherein the first irradiation path is formed at an oblique angle with respect to the first stripe. The first irradiation path further comprises at least a first scan vector and a second scan vector at least partially melting a powder and forming a first solidification line and second solidification line respectively, wherein the first solidification intersects and forms an oblique angle with respect to the second solidification line. After a layer is completed, a subsequent layer of powder is provided over the completed layer, and the subsequent layer of powder is irradiated. Irradiation of the subsequent layer of powder follows a second irradiation path bounded by a second stripe. wherein the second irradiation path is formed at an oblique angle with respect to the second stripe. The first irradiation path further comprises at least a third scan vector and a fourth scan vector at least partially melting a powder and forming a third solidification line and fourth solidification line respectively, wherein the third solidification intersects and forms an oblique angle with respect to the fourth solidification line
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公开(公告)号:US20210031266A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US17072163
申请日:2020-10-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/105 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/14 , B23K15/00 , B29C64/153 , B33Y40/00 , B29C64/371 , B23K26/08
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US10799953B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-13
申请号:US15945082
申请日:2018-04-04
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Justin Mamrak , Zachary David Fieldman
IPC: B22F3/105 , B29C64/364 , B29C64/268 , B23K15/00 , B23K37/00 , B23K26/08 , B23K26/14 , B23K26/342 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y10/00 , B29C64/153 , B23K26/082 , B29C64/40 , B23K26/142 , B29C64/205
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US20200254566A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16761691
申请日:2018-11-02
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Justin Mamrak , MacKenzie Ryan Redding
IPC: B23K26/342 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/08 , B23K26/14
Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus is provided and may include at least one build unit; a build platform; and at least one collector positioned on the apparatus such that the at least one collector contacts an outer surface of a build wall as the build wall is formed during a build. Methods are also provided for manufacturing at least one object.
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公开(公告)号:US10549347B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-04
申请号:US15479413
申请日:2017-04-05
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Scott Alan Gold , Justin Mamrak
Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing and authenticating a component is provided. The method includes forming a component having an identifying region that contains two or more materials having different conductivities such that the identifying region generates an eddy current response signature that defines a component identifier of the component. The method further includes interrogating the identifying region of the surface with an eddy current probe to determine the component identifier. The component identifier may be stored in a database as a reference identifier and may be used for authenticating components.
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公开(公告)号:US20190034109A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US15659136
申请日:2017-07-25
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Justin Mamrak
Abstract: A method of storing a set of data representing a point cloud, comprising: creating an array in a digital memory having cells addressable by reference to at least one index, wherein each of the at least one indices has a predetermined correspondence to a geometric location within the point cloud; and storing a value of the data set in each of the cells.
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公开(公告)号:US10022794B1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-17
申请号:US15406467
申请日:2017-01-13
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/10 , B22F3/105 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K15/00 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/08 , B23K37/02 , B23K26/14
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US20180178284A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15389986
申请日:2016-12-23
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Andrew J. Martin , Mackenzie Ryan Redding , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/105 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/042 , B23K26/70
CPC classification number: B22F3/1055 , B22F2003/1057 , B22F2998/10 , B22F2999/00 , B23K15/0086 , B23K15/0093 , B23K26/0006 , B23K26/03 , B23K26/042 , B23K26/0604 , B23K26/0643 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/127 , B23K26/14 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/70 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , Y02P10/295 , B22F2203/03
Abstract: A method of controlling an additive manufacturing process in which one or more energy beams are used to selectively fuse a powder to form a workpiece, in the presence of one or more plumes generated by interaction of the one or more energy beams with the powder. The method includes controlling at least one of: a trajectory of the one or more plumes, and the one or more energy beams, so as to prevent the one or more energy beams from intersecting the one or more plumes.
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公开(公告)号:US20250065411A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18940922
申请日:2024-11-08
Applicant: General Electric Company , Concept Laser GmbH
Inventor: Fabian Zeulner , Christian Dicken , Justin Mamrak , MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Bertram Gaerber
Abstract: An additive manufacturing machine includes an energy beam system configured to emit an energy beam utilized in an additive manufacturing process, and one or more optical elements utilized by, or defining a portion of, the energy beam system and/or an imaging system of the additive manufacturing machine. The imaging system monitors one or more operating parameters of the additive manufacturing process. A light source is configured to emit an assessment beam that follows an optical path incident upon the one or more optical elements. One or more light sensors detect a reflected beam comprising at least a portion of the assessment beam at a perimeter edge of the one or more optical elements. A control system determines, based at least in part on assessment data comprising data from the one or more light sensors, whether at least one of the one or more optical elements exhibits an optical anomaly.
A light source is configured to emit an assessment beam that follows an optical path incident upon the first and second optical elements. One or more light sensors detect a reflected beam that is either internally reflected by the first optical element or reflectively propagated between the first and second optical elements. A control system determines, based at least in part on assessment data comprising data from the one or more light sensors, whether at least one of the first and second optical elements exhibits an optical anomaly.-
公开(公告)号:US20240307959A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-19
申请号:US18679528
申请日:2024-05-31
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Justin Mamrak , MacKenzie Ryan Redding
IPC: B22F5/00 , B22F10/14 , B22F10/28 , B22F10/47 , B22F12/00 , B22F12/37 , B22F12/67 , B23K26/08 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/14 , B23K26/342 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00
CPC classification number: B22F5/009 , B22F10/28 , B22F10/47 , B22F12/37 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/0823 , B23K26/1464 , B23K26/342 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00 , B22F10/14 , B22F12/226 , B22F12/67
Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus is provided and may include at least one build unit; a build platform; and at least one collector positioned on the apparatus such that the at least one collector contacts an outer surface of a build wall as the build wall is formed during a build. Methods are also provided for manufacturing at least one object.
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