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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Eric G. Barnes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Pedro A. Gonzalez, Palmdale, CA (US);
Todd L. Szallay, Long Beach, CA (US);
Steven J. Floyd, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Sung S. Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Brett G. Morham, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Cody J. Brown, Edmonds, WA (US);
Reese R. Allen, Bothell, WA (US);
Ryan L. Bischoff, Seattle, WA (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a composite part using a 3D printing machine. The method includes forming a support structure by depositing consecutive support structure layers including rows of filaments made of a support structure material from the machine on a build plate, smoothing out a top surface of the support structure after it is formed, and forming the part by depositing consecutive part layers including rows of filaments made of a part material from the machine on the support structure.