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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Elaine MacDonald, Wildwood, MO (US);
Daniel J. Braley, St. Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/336 (2017.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/214 (2017.01); B29C 64/314 (2017.01); B29C 64/218 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/329 (2017.01); B22F 10/00 (2021.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/336 (2017.08); B22F 10/00 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/214 (2017.08); B29C 64/218 (2017.08); B29C 64/314 (2017.08); B29C 64/329 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B22F 10/10 (2021.01);
Abstract
A method of additively manufacturing an object includes steps of: (1) successively forming a plurality of powder layers by depositing powder; (2) selectively controlling a composition of the powder that forms each one of the plurality of powder layers; and (3) successively forming a plurality of object layers of the object by joining the powder of a portion of each one of the plurality of powder layers before forming each successive one of the plurality of powder layers.