The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin T. Slattery, St. Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B22F 12/45 (2021.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B22F 3/24 (2013.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B22F 12/222 (2021.01); B22F 12/45 (2021.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B22F 2003/247 (2013.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing system and method includes a powder bed, an additive manufacturing head that is configured to emit a first energy into the powder bed to form at least one layer of a component, a part exposing mechanism that is configured to operate so that the component is in a first position at a first time within the powder bed, and a second position at a second time in which a portion of the component is exposed outside of the powder bed, and a surface smoothing head that is configured to emit a second energy onto the portion of the component in the second position to smooth the portion of the component.