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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Thomas Charles Adcock, Glenville, NY (US);
William Monaghan, Charlton, NY (US);
John Joseph Madelone, Jr., South Glen Falls, NY (US);
Michael Evans Graham, Slingerlands, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
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.