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Patent No.:

US 12333737 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2022

Powder flow measurement in additive manufacturing systems

Applicant:

Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Scott Nelson, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Baily Thomas, Rogersville, MO (US);

Abdalla R. Nassar, State College, PA (US);

Jason Scherer, State College, PA (US);

John Grubbs, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:

Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Tahmina N Ansari

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/20 (2017.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/20 (2013.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01);
Abstract

A powder flow monitoring system may include a computing device configured to receive image data representing illuminated powder of a powder stream between a powder delivery device and a build surface of a component, generate a representation of the powder stream based on the image data, and output the representation of the powder stream for display at a display device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Nelson, Scott. (2025). Powder flow measurement in additive manufacturing systems (U.S. Patent No. 12333737). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12333737

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