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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2024
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Lawrence Binek, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Jesse Boyer, Middletown, CT (US);
Joseph Ott, Enfield, CT (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of making a metallic component includes mounting a polymeric scaffold onto a mandrel, wherein the mandrel includes one or more chucks configured to secure the polymeric scaffold onto the mandrel and wherein the mandrel is configured to rotate the polymeric scaffold; depositing, with a second additive manufacturing (AM) technique using a material applicator, a component material onto the polymeric scaffold to form the metallic component on the polymeric scaffold, wherein the component has a shape that is the same as the polymeric scaffold; removing the polymeric scaffold; and the metallic component deposited on the polymeric scaffold from the mandrel; and removing the polymeric scaffold from the metallic component.