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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mary Kathryn Thompson, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
Xi Yang, Mason, OH (US);
Meredith Elissa Dubelman, Liberty Township, OH (US);
William Joseph Steele, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Trent William Muhlenkamp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Thomas Sterle, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher David Barnhill, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus can include a stage configured to hold a component formed by one or more layers of resin. A support plate can be positioned above the stage. A radiant energy device can be positioned above the stage. The radiant energy device can be operable to generate and project energy in a predetermined pattern. A feed module can be configured to operably couple with a first end portion of a resin support and can be positioned upstream of the stage. A take-up module can be configured to operably couple with a second end portion of the resin support and can be positioned downstream of the stage.