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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2024
Blue Origin Manufacturing, Llc, Huntsville, AL (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. The spindle includes a plurality of spindle channels extending from a first end of the spindle to a second end of the spindle. The system also includes a plurality of sleeves, each of the sleeves configured to be received within a corresponding spindle channel. Each of the sleeves includes a hollow interior. The system also includes a plurality of wires. The system also includes a feeding system configured to feed each of the plurality of wires through a respective sleeve or the plurality of sleeves as the spindle rotates. The plurality of wires are configured to soften as they are fed through the plurality of sleeves and the spindle rotates.