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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eahab Nagi El Naga, Topanga, CA (US);
Ross Harrison Byers, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Keith Allen Fleming, Torrance, CA (US);
Steven Blair Massey, Jr., Torrance, CA (US);
Narender Shankar Lakshman, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Antonio Bernerd Martinez, El Segundo, CA (US);
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for sealing powder holes in additively manufactured parts are presented herein. Powder holes are co-printed to facilitate post processing sealing. Embodiments include co-printed caps, friction welded caps, rivets, silicone plugs, co-printed tangs, multiple micro holes, layup, and spin forming. By using one or more of the above techniques, powder holes can be sealed on additively manufactured parts.