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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Gereon Vogtmeier, Aachen, DE;
Christiaan Kok, Noord-Brabant, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 2203/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and a system for treating a surface of an object obtained by direct metal laser sintering. The object is sintered from a metal powder with a grain size distribution. Due to the manufacturing process, the object can comprise a rough surface with remaining grains of the metal powder attached to the surface. The method according to the present invention provides parameters for post-processing the object to achieve a smooth surface suitable for use in medical imaging systems.