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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Justin Mamrak, Loveland, OH (US);
Mackenzie Ryan Redding, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/47 (2021.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B22F 12/67 (2021.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/009 (2013.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/47 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/0823 (2013.01); B23K 26/1464 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 12/226 (2021.01); B22F 12/67 (2021.01);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus is provided and may include at least one build unit; a build platform; and at least one collector positioned on the apparatus such that the at least one collector contacts an outer surface of a build wall as the build wall is formed during a build. Methods are also provided for manufacturing at least one object.