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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
May. 21, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Arunkumar Natarajan, Mason, OH (US);
Joshua Tyler Mook, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kwok Pong Chan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William C. Alberts, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Vadim Bromberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a green body part comprises depositing a layer of a powder on a working surface; and selectively depositing a binder solution comprising a thermoplastic binder, a fluorescent material, and a binder medium into the layer of powder in a pattern representative of a structure of a layer of the green body part. The thermoplastic binder comprises one or more polymer strands dissolved in a solvent medium having an average molecular weight from greater than or equal to 7,000 g/mol to less than or equal to 100,000 g/mol. Binder solutions comprising fluorescent material and green body parts adhered together using the same are also disclosed.