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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2023
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Paul J Wolcott, Macomb, MI (US);

Adam McFarland, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Andrew Thomas Cunningham, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Malini Dusey, Dearborn, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B29B 7/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/314 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 421/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 7/002 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/314 (2017.08); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2421/003 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for manufacturing a product include a mixing station for preparing a solution containing a base material and a performance modifier. The base material is configured to deliver performance characteristics of the product that are preselected and the performance modifier is configured to enhance the performance characteristics. An encapsulation station produces particles of the performance modifier in a coating of the base material as an encapsulate powder. An additive manufacturing cell includes an energy source and is used to build the product from the encapsulate powder by an application of energy from the energy source.


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