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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:
Jun. 07, 2022

Filed:

May. 18, 2017
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michelle Lynn Sloderbeck, West Chester, OH (US);

Christopher Hall, West Chester, OH (US);

Laura Banks, West Chester, OH (US);

Tim Murphy, West Chester, OH (US);

David Ploetz, West Chester, OH (US);

Zachary Fieldman, Marina del Ray, CA (US);

Christopher C. Chapman, Auburn, AL (US);

Emily Bautista, Florence, KY (US);

MacKenzie Ryan Redding, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/093 (2006.01); B22F 3/03 (2006.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B30B 15/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B30B 11/02 (2006.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/093 (2013.01); B22F 3/03 (2013.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B30B 11/022 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/10 (2021.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to powder packing for additive manufacturing (AM) methods and systems. Conventional powder packing methods are manual and non-standardized, and they result in operator fatigue and potentially product inconsistencies. Powder packing according to the present disclosure improves standardization and reduces turnaround time, with the potential to lower the cost of AM.


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