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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Scott Bunker, West Chester, OH (US);
William Thomas Carter, Galway, NY (US);
Wayne Charles Hasz, Pownal, VT (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 15/0086 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 5/04 (2013.01); B23K 15/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of forming structure on a component includes: providing a component having a first surface; adhering powder to the first surface; and directing a beam from a directed energy source to fuse the powder in a pattern corresponding to a layer of the structure.