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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Thomas Charles Adcock, Glenville, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B22F 12/46 (2021.01); B22F 12/49 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 12/46 (2021.01); B22F 12/49 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing machine and an energy beam system including an energy beam generator configured to output an energy beam through a first optical element along a first direction is provided. The energy beam system includes an optical translation system positioned to receive the energy beam through a steering optic. The steering optic is positioned within a translator apparatus. The translator apparatus is configured to translate the steering optic along a plane perpendicular to the first direction.