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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Chor Yen Yap, Gardena, CA (US);
Assignee:
DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/34 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/073 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23K 26/034 (2013.01); B23K 26/0626 (2013.01); B23K 26/0648 (2013.01); B23K 26/073 (2013.01); B23K 26/0876 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of adapting the geometrical shape of a laser beam in laser-based powder-bed fusion (PBF) are provided. An apparatus for laser-based powder-bed fusion includes a depositor that deposits a plurality of layers of a powder material. The apparatus further includes a laser beam source that generates a laser beam having a variable beam geometry. A laser application component applies the laser beam in one of a plurality of beam geometries to fuse the powder material to construct a build piece.