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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2024
Blue Origin Manufacturing, Llc, Kent, WA (US);
Weidong Song, Woodinville, WA (US);
Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
A friction stir additive manufacturing system is provided. In one aspect, the system includes a spindle configured to rotate about a central axis, and a housing configured to receive at least a portion of the spindle, the housing configured to remain stationary relative to the spindle. The housing includes a wire inlet extending between an exterior surface of the housing and an interior surface of the housing, and a track extending from the wire inlet and partially around a circumference of an interior surface of the housing. The system also includes a feeding system configured to receive a wire from a roller and feed the wire through the wire inlet and into the track of the housing.