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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
John Sterle, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Vadim Bromberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Carlos H. Bonilla, Lebanon, OH (US);
Tyler Andrew Griffith, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 35/04 (2006.01); B29C 64/218 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B29C 35/045 (2013.01); B29C 64/218 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 2035/046 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method for forming an object includes moving an assembly including an energy source, heating an initial layer of build material () positioned in a build area via forced convection around the energy source of the assembly, and spreading build material () on the build area, thereby depositing a second layer of build material () over the initial layer of build material (i,).