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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hongqiang Chen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Steven Robert Hayashi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Martin Kin-Fei Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nitin Garg, Washington, DC (US);
Nolan Leander Cousineau, Asheville, NC (US);
Derrick Wayne Knotts, Asheville, NC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for shaping a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) sheet having a first surface and a second surface is presented. The method includes receiving an input signal representative of a predetermined shape and a type of the CMC sheet. Further, the method includes selecting a laser beam based on the received input signal. Also, the method includes projecting the selected laser beam on the CMC sheet to shape the CMC sheet into the predetermined shape.