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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2023
Applicant:
GE Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Conrad Schaeffer, Greenville, SC (US);
Canan U. Hardwicke, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/24 (2006.01); B22C 9/06 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/061 (2013.01); B22C 9/24 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method of optimizing strength in an improved mold for a cast component. The method may include the steps of evaluating a flaw in an existing mold, adding external reinforcement features to a design of the improved mold, manufacturing the improved mold in an additive manufacturing process, and casting the cast component in the improved mold.