Dalton Wyllie Hamburg

Title: Dalton Wyllie Hamburg: Inventor in Additive Manufacturing and Optical Calibration.

Introduction

Dalton Wyllie Hamburg is an inventor based in Bothell, Washington. His work includes inventions related to additive manufacturing systems and the calibration of optical measurement equipment. He is associated with The Boeing Company and holds 3 patents.

Latest Patents

Hamburg’s listed patents address beam profiler calibration and process gas flow regulation in additive manufacturing.

“Beam profiler certification and calibration” describes a calibration tool that uses an integrating sphere to produce diffuse laser light. A sensor system provides an expected intensity value, while the beam profiler’s pixel array measures the light’s native intensity values. A computing system calibrates the profiler by comparing those measurements with the expected value.

“Methods of precisely regulating a process gas flow through a process chamber of an additive manufacturing system and additive manufacturing systems that perform the methods” describes a process for controlling gas flow in an additive manufacturing chamber. A removable flow rate sensor measures the actual bulk flow rate, which is compared with the desired rate. The system can then proceed with manufacturing or take corrective action before continuing.

Career Highlights

Hamburg’s patent work reflects an emphasis on measurement, calibration, and process control. His inventions address ways to verify optical equipment performance and regulate process conditions in additive manufacturing.

Collaborations

Hamburg is associated with The Boeing Company. His listed coworkers include Eric M. Chapman and Matthew Carl Johnson.

Conclusion

Dalton Wyllie Hamburg’s patents focus on practical technologies for calibrating beam profilers and managing process gas flow, connecting precision measurement with additive manufacturing.