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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
James A. DeMuth, Livermore, CA (US);
Andrew Bayramian, Manteca, CA (US);
Bassem S. El-dasher, Sammamish, WA (US);
Joseph C. Farmer, Tracy, CA (US);
Kevin J. Kramer, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Rubenchik, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 3/24 (2013.01); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B22F 2003/1056 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing system having a heat source for melting powder particles in a desired shape and pattern to produce a product. A secondary heat source is used for heat treating the product to achieve heat treatment. The secondary heat source is used to peen or anneal residual stresses caused by the additive manufacturing process.