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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Evans Graham, Slingerlands, NY (US);
John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mark Allen Cheverton, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Thomas Charles Adcock, Glenville, NY (US);
Andrew David Deal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Marshall Gordon Jones, Scotia, NY (US);
Prabhjot Singh, Guilderland, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method that includes additively manufacturing with an additive manufacturing (AM) system a sub-component that has a locator element. Using a control system of the AM system for positioning a first location of the locator element. Selectively placing a portion of another sub-component adjacent to the locator element, based on the positioning. Then attaching the second sub-component to the first sub-component in a region, wherein the region is based on the positioning knowledge from the control system so as to make a component. A component that comprises a first sub-component that has an AM locator element; and a second sub-component attached to the first sub-component, wherein the locator element is attached to the second sub-component within the same additive manufacturing build chamber as the first sub-component.