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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
MacKenzie Ryan Redding, Mason, OH (US);
Andrew David Simpson, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Justin Mamrak, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 5/10 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/70 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/009 (2013.01); B22F 5/106 (2013.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 12/22 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Additive manufacturing apparatus, along with methods of forming an object therewith, are provided. The additive manufacturing apparatus may include at least one build unit; a build platform (such as a rotating build platform); and a pair of collectors positioned on the apparatus such that a first collector contacts an outer surface of an object as it is formed on the build platform and a second collector contacts an inner surface of the object as it is formed on the build platform.