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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Saad A. Khairallah, Livermore, CA (US);
Gabe Guss, Manteca, CA (US);
Eric B. Herbold, Hayward, CA (US);
Wayne E. King, Danville, CA (US);
Manyalibo J. Matthews, Livermore, CA (US);
Alexander M. Rubenchik, Livermore, CA (US);
Otis R. Walton, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing system having a powder dispenser that provides powder layers on a build platform; a laser fusion system that fuses the powder layers, wherein spatter particles are produce on the powder layers; and a powder bed sweeping system that sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers. The powder bed sweeping system includes a brush that has bristles that contact the spatter particles and sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers.