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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Marcelo Dapino, Columbus, OH (US);
Leon Headings, Columbus, OH (US);
Mark Gingerich, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/106 (2013.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An ultrasonic additive manufacturing system may include a base structure, a sonotrode configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, and one or more transducers configured to vibrate the sonotrode. The sonotrode may include a welding surface extending along a circumference of the sonotrode, and the welding surface may have a contoured profile. At least one of the sonotrode and the base structure may be configured to translate relative to the other of the sonotrode and the base structure.