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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Nikola Dudukovic, Hayward, CA (US);
Alexander Baker, Livermore, CA (US);
Joshua R. Deotte, Livermore, CA (US);
Eric B. Duoss, Danville, CA (US);
Scott McCall, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an additive manufacturing system. The system incorporates a nozzle in communication with a quantity of feedstock material including granular metal powder particles. The nozzle is configured to deposit the granular metal powder particles on at least one of a build plate or a previously formed material layer, to form at least one layer of a part. The system also incorporates a magnetic field generator subsystem for producing a magnetic field configured to orient the granular metal powder particles in a desired orientation before fusing of the granular metal powder particles occurs.