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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Daniel Roy Ryan, Fenton, MI (US);
Whitney Ann Poling, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A build plate assembly configured for use with an additive manufacturing machine. The build plate assembly includes a build plate defining a receptacle. An insert is seated in the receptacle and movable within the receptacle. The insert includes a build surface configured to support a product built thereon by the additive manufacturing machine. The insert is configured to expand within the receptacle in response to heat transferred to the insert from the product being built on the insert, and the receptacle is configured to accommodate the expansion.