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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/357 (2017.01); B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/357 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B22F 12/22 (2021.01);
Abstract
Methods for removing an object from powder after forming the object in an additive manufacturing apparatus are provided. The method may include: positioning a cover over a build platform with the object being positioned within a powder; removing the build platform from the additive manufacturing apparatus with the cover positioned over the build platform; and thereafter, removing the powder from the build platform to expose the object.