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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Tyler C. Smith, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ahmed A. Hassen, Knoxville, TN (US);
John M. Lindahl, Powell, TN (US);
Christopher J. Hershey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vlastimil Kunc, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vipin Kumar, Knoxville, TN (US);
James W. Klett, Knoxville, TN (US);
Brian K. Post, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing system for additive manufacturing material with long fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle that includes a static-mixing portion, a compression portion, and a long fiber alignment portion. The static-mixing portion includes a static-mixing channel with static-mixing rods distributed inside and extending radially inward from a channel wall. The long fiber alignment portion has an alignment channel with a diameter Dthat is less than a diameter Dof the static-mixing channel. The compression portion includes with a reducing diameter from an input end to an output end of the compression channel. A nozzle and method for additive manufacturing are also disclosed.