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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
Karen M. Taminger, Yorktown, VA (US);
J. Kevin Watson, Houston, TX (US);
Robert A. Hafley, Yorktown, VA (US);
Daniel D. Petersen, Houston, TX (US);
Karen M. Taminger, Yorktown, VA (US);
J. Kevin Watson, Houston, TX (US);
Robert A. Hafley, Yorktown, VA (US);
Daniel D. Petersen, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for formation of a three dimensional object comprising a sealed container; an electron beam subsystem capable of directing energy within said container; a positioning subsystem contained within said container; a wire feed subsystem contained within said container; an instrumentation subsystem electronically connected to said electron beam subsystem, positioning subsystem, and wire feed subsystem; and a power distribution subsystem electrically connected to said electron beam subsystem, positioning subsystem, wire feed subsystem, and said instrumentation subsystem.