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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William A. Harkness, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Josh H. Goldschmid, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/10 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/10 (2017.08); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A part is fabricated by an additive manufacturing process while levitating in space. Constituent features of the part are formed by 3-D printing. A part levitation system allows the spatial orientation of the part to be manipulated relative to one or more print heads.