General Electric Company

William Monaghan

Michael Evans Graham

John Broddus Deaton, Jr

Thomas Charles Adcock

John Joseph Madelone, Jr

William Thomas Carter

David Charles Bogdan, Jr

Andrew J Martin

John Broddus Deaton Jr

John Joseph Madelone Jr

In one aspect, an additive manufacturing system is provided. The additive manufacturing system includes a build platform, a first plurality of particles positioned on the build platform, and a particle containment system positioned on the build platform. The particle containment system includes a particle containment wall. The particle containment wall at least partially surrounds the first plurality of particles and includes a second plurality of particles consolidated together. The particle containment wall includes a top end spaced apart from the build platform, an inner face positioned against the first plurality of particles and extending between the build platform and the top end, and an outer face that faces a substantially particle-free region, the outer face positioned opposite the inner face and extending between the build platform and the top end.

Systems and methods for additive manufacturing

A method for repairing a structure in an additive manufacturing system is provided. The method includes detecting a defect in a structure formed using an additive manufacturing process, the structure including a first surface that faces a powder containing region and a second surface that faces a substantially powder free region, generating a supplemental scan path that covers at least a portion of the structure based on a location of the detected defect, and controlling a consolidation device, based on the supplemental scan path, to remedy the defect.

Methods and systems for repairing powder containment structures

Growing community of inventors

Charlton, NY, United States of America

William Monaghan