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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Travis J Packer, Lebanon, OH (US);
Brad Wilson VanTassel, Greer, SC (US);
Christopher Donald Porter, Greenville, SC (US);
Jonathan Matthew Lomas, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Glenn Curtis Taxacher, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A mask is provided for an additively manufactured part including a plurality of spaced openings in a surface of the part. The mask is made with the part and includes an attachment ligament configured to integrally couple to the part between the openings in a cantilever fashion. First and second cover members include a proximal ends integrally coupled to the attachment ligament and distal ends extending at least partially over a respective portions of the plurality of openings. A detachment member extends from each of the first and second cover members. The attachment ligament is the sole connection to the part. The mask may have an umbrella shape in cross-section.