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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

May. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);

Inventors:

Nikola Dudukovic, Hayward, CA (US);

Roger Aines, Livermore, CA (US);

Sarah Baker, Dublin, CA (US);

Joshua R. Deotte, Livermore, CA (US);

Eric B. Duoss, Danville, CA (US);

Jeremy Taylor Feaster, Fremont, CA (US);

Alexandra Golobic, Oakland, CA (US);

Julie Mancini, Livermore, CA (US);

Christopher M. Spadaccini, Oakland, CA (US);

Seth Evan Watts, Collingswood, NJ (US);

Michael John Troksa, Veradale, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B22F 12/41 (2021.01); B22F 12/53 (2021.01); B22F 12/58 (2021.01); B29C 64/227 (2017.01); B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/321 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B22F 12/41 (2021.01); B22F 12/53 (2021.01); B29C 64/227 (2017.08); B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/321 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B22F 12/58 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for additively manufacturing a part. The method may involve using a reservoir to hold a granular material feedstock, and using a nozzle in communication with the reservoir to release the granular material feedstock in a controlled fashion from the reservoir to form at least one layer of a part. The method may further involve using an excitation source for applying a signal to the nozzle which induces a controlled release of the granular material feedstock from the nozzle as needed to pattern the granular material feedstock as necessary to form a layer of the part.


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