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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Evans Graham, Slingerlands, NY (US);
William Monaghan, Charlton, NY (US);
Thomas Charles Adcock, Glenville, NY (US);
Andrew J. Martin, Blue Ash, OH (US);
John Joseph Madelone, Jr., South Glens Falls, NY (US);
David Charles Bogdan, Jr., Charlton, NY (US);
John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Thomas Carter, Galway, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an additive manufacturing system is provided. The additive manufacturing system includes a build platform, a first plurality of particles positioned on the build platform, and a particle containment system positioned on the build platform. The particle containment system includes a particle containment wall. The particle containment wall at least partially surrounds the first plurality of particles and includes a second plurality of particles consolidated together. The particle containment wall includes a top end spaced apart from the build platform, an inner face positioned against the first plurality of particles and extending between the build platform and the top end, and an outer face that faces a substantially particle-free region, the outer face positioned opposite the inner face and extending between the build platform and the top end.