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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Carlisle, NY (US);
Christopher James Kenny, Schoharie, NY (US);
Xiaopeng Li, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Gregory Edward Cooper, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pascal Meyer, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Collin Mckee Sheppard, Greenville, SC (US);
Ryan Eric Vogel, Greer, SC (US);
GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of a tower structure with at least partially additively manufactured, stacked tower sections. Embodiments of the tower structure have a plurality of stacked tower sections, wherein at least one tower section of the plurality of stacked tower sections includes a wall element having one or more printed layers, and a base holding thereon the one or more printed layers. The present disclosure also is directed to a method of manufacturing a tower structure using a stacked tower sections and additive manufacturing. Embodiments of the method include forming a base of poured concrete or cast material, printing and depositing one or more printed layers to form a wall element, and stacking the plurality of tower sections to form the tower structure.