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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Edison Welding Institute, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Stanley L. Ream, Columbus, OH (US);
Craig T. Walters, Powell, OH (US);
Jacob Hay, Circleville, OH (US);
Abstract
A feed head apparatus for use in laser wire additive manufacturing, comprising an optical housing adapted to receive a laser beam therein and a wire therein, wherein the wire is adapted for use in additive manufacturing; a first reflective optic for receiving and reflecting the laser beam; and a second reflective optic for receiving laser light reflected by the first reflective optic, wherein the second reflective optic directs the laser light received from the first reflective optic onto the wire in a cylindrical configuration such that the wire and the cylinder of laser light are coaxial with regard to one another within a portion of the optical housing.