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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.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Applicants:
John C. Welch, Spring, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
James Andy Oxford, Magnolia, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 1/02 (2013.01); B22F 1/025 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B22F 2207/01 (2013.01); B22F 2207/13 (2013.01); B22F 2998/00 (2013.01); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an article comprises depositing a metallic powder on a substrate or a worktable; fusing the metallic powder according to a preset pattern; and adjusting a composition of the metallic powder or a condition to fuse the metallic powder or a combination thereof to additively form an article such that the article has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has one or more of the following properties different than those of the second portion: corrosion rate; tensile strength; compressive strength; modulus; or hardness.