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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Brent J. Merritt, Southwick, MA (US);
Viktor Kilchyk, Lancaster, NY (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of additively manufacturing an aircraft part, having steps of: forming a base, defining a shape of the aircraft part, out of first thermoplastic polymer; forming a lower support surface onto discrete locations of the base by printing a mixture of a second thermoplastic polymer and a catalyst compound formed with metal onto the discrete locations, such that the lower support surface is formed with cavities; and forming an upper support surface by depositing, via electrolysis deposition, a metal plating onto the lower support surface along the discrete locations, to thereby form the aircraft part.