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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10029325 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2015

Methods and systems for electrochemical machining of an additively manufactured component

Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

William Thomas Carter, Galway, NY (US);

John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);

Andrew Lee Trimmer, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Michael John Fornasiero, Schenectady, NY (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:

GE Global Patent Operation

John Darling

Primary Examiner:

Nicholas A Smith

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 3/04 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); C25F 7/00 (2006.01); B23H 9/10 (2006.01); B23H 9/14 (2006.01); B23H 3/00 (2006.01); B23H 9/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 5/04 (2006.01); B22F 5/10 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B23H 3/06 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 103/04 (2006.01); B23K 103/08 (2006.01); B23K 103/14 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/18 (2006.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 3/04 (2013.01); B22F 1/0003 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 5/009 (2013.01); B22F 5/04 (2013.01); B22F 5/10 (2013.01); B23H 3/00 (2013.01); B23H 3/06 (2013.01); B23H 9/00 (2013.01); B23H 9/001 (2013.01); B23H 9/10 (2013.01); B23H 9/14 (2013.01); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C25F 7/00 (2013.01); B22F 2003/247 (2013.01); B22F 2301/15 (2013.01); B22F 2301/20 (2013.01); B22F 2301/205 (2013.01); B22F 2301/35 (2013.01); B23K 2201/001 (2013.01); B23K 2203/05 (2015.10); B23K 2203/08 (2013.01); B23K 2203/14 (2013.01); B23K 2203/26 (2015.10); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract

A system of manufacturing a component comprises forming a component on a conductive build plate. The component defines at least one access port and includes an inner surface that defines at least one internal passage. The system further includes forming at least one electrode within the at least one internal passage, wherein the at least one electrode is electrically isolated from the component. An electromotive force is applied to the at least one electrode to facilitate smoothing the inner surface.

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