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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:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zachary David Fieldman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Sinnett, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Joerger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Neal Dunham, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 5/10 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B23K 101/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 5/106 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 2003/1058 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B23K 2101/06 (2018.08); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize support leading edge structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel leading edge support structures to be used within these AM processes. The support structure is positioned adjacent the object between the object and a first side of the powder bed. The support structure has a shape that tapers outward in the direction from the first side to the object.