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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jonaaron F. Jones, Knoxville, TN (US);
David M. Dietrich, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 26/354 (2014.01); B23K 26/144 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); C23C 24/10 (2006.01); B22F 7/08 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 7/08 (2013.01); B23K 26/144 (2015.10); B23K 26/354 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); C23C 24/10 (2013.01); C23C 24/106 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1056 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
A deposition head for additive manufacturing may include a material feeder including a first feeder to deposit a first feed material to a growth surface, and a second feeder to deposit a second feed material to the growth surface, and an electromagnetic energy source to direct electromagnetic energy to the growth surface, wherein the electromagnetic energy forms a melt pool on the growth surface, and wherein the melt pool may include at least one of a molten first feed material and a molten second feed material.