Jerome Longtine

Title: Jerome Longtine and Frangible Additive Manufacturing Supports

Introduction

Jerome Longtine is an inventor associated with Marine City, Michigan, and GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. His patent work addresses support structures used in fused deposition modeling, or FDM, additive manufacturing. The supplied information lists 1 patent for him.

Latest Patents

Longtine’s listed patent is titled “Frangible Fused Deposition Modeling Additive Manufacturing Anchor Stanchion.” It describes an additively manufactured part system with a support substrate, a part portion, and a stanchion portion that supports the part during manufacturing.

The stanchion is frangibly connected to the side surface of the part portion. Some stanchion layers form the stanchion alone, while others overlap a part layer to create the connection. This arrangement is designed to support the part while allowing the stanchion to be separated afterward.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Longtine’s invention to GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. The patent focuses on a practical challenge in additive manufacturing: supporting a printed part while enabling removal of its support structure.

Collaborations

Benjamin John LeBlanc and Mitchell Patterson are identified as Longtine’s coworkers. The supplied information does not specify their roles in the patent or describe particular collaborative contributions.

Conclusion

Jerome Longtine’s listed patent presents a frangible anchor stanchion design for supporting FDM-printed parts and separating the support after manufacturing.