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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

May. 15, 2019
Applicants:

Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);

The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, GB;

Inventors:

William O'Neill, Cambridge, GB;

Martin Sparkes, Horts, GB;

Jonathon Parkins, Southsea, GB;

Eric Jones, Limerick, IE;

Lewis Mullen, Englewood, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B23K 26/073 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B23K 26/064 (2014.01); B29C 64/277 (2017.01); B29C 64/286 (2017.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/0734 (2013.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B23K 26/064 (2015.10); B23K 26/0736 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/277 (2017.08); B29C 64/286 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

A component is fabricated in an additive manufacturing process. Only a portion of a first layer of a first material is at least partially melted to define a first component layer of the component. Only a portion of the second layer of a second material is at least partially melted to define a second component layer of the component in which the entirety of the second component layer is formed simultaneously, and the second component layer is attached to the first component layer.


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