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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Daniel Clark, Derbyshire, GB;
Philip Anthony Carroll, Cheshire, GB;
Inventors:
Daniel Clark, Derbyshire, GB;
Philip Anthony Carroll, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/36 (2006.01); B23K 26/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of calibrating a high energy beam with a material source, the method comprising the steps of: using the high energy beam to provide an aperture, depositing material from the material source towards the aperture for a selected length of time and collecting the material which passes through the aperture, and adjusting the position and/or alignment of the material source relative to the high energy beam dependant on a comparison of the amount of material collected with a predetermined value.