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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:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Postprocess Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Matthew J. Noble, Lancaster, NY (US);
Daniel Joshua Hutchinson, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
PostProcess Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B22F 10/62 (2021.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/24 (2013.01); B22F 10/62 (2021.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods using formulations for processing a manufactured metal or metal-alloy object, in particular a metal or metal-alloy object manufactured by an additive manufacturing process, are disclosed. Methods, systems and equipment for using the formulations to remove excess materials from the surface, remove support materials, and/or modify the surface of a metal or metal-alloy manufactured object are also disclosed.