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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Freeform Future Corp., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Inventors:
Derek Schmuland, El Segundo, CA (US);
Thomas J Ronacher, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Erik Palitsch, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Freeform Future Corp., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B22F 10/10 (2020.12); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); G06F 17/14 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/10 (2020.12); B33Y 10/00 (2014.11); B33Y 30/00 (2014.11); B33Y 50/02 (2014.11); G06F 17/142 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method of metal additive manufacturing includes generating a plurality of laser beams and directing the plurality of laser beams to selected portions of a surface of a powder bed of powdered metal. The method also includes monitoring the powder bed while performing the generating and directing, and adjusting at least one of the generating or directing based on the monitoring.