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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Andrew Henstridge, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/64 (2021.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B23K 26/10 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 26/70 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/24 (2013.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/64 (2021.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B23K 26/10 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23K 26/702 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
A fixture for use in an additive manufacturing and heat treatment process is disclosed. The fixture includes a tool with an upper surface and a lower surface, and an attachment system configured to releasably secure a substrate to the upper surface of the tool. The tool includes a body with an upper face and a lower face, and a reinforcement layer cladding the upper or lower face of the body. The reinforcement layer may be a superalloy.