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Patent No.:

US 9857002 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018

Filed:

May. 08, 2015

Fluid couplings and methods for additive manufacturing thereof

Applicant:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Joe Ott, Enfield, CT (US);

Dennis M. Moura, South Windsor, CT (US);

Stanley J. Funk, Southington, CT (US);

Shawn Stempinski, Simsbury, CT (US);

Roger O. Coffey, Glastonbury, CT (US);

John J. Rup, Jr., Willington, CT (US);

Gary A. Schirtzinger, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Lexia Kironn, Rocky Hill, CT (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:

O'Shea Getz P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jason L Vaughan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/22 (2006.01); F16L 39/00 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/22 (2013.01); B23P 15/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/222 (2013.01); F16L 39/005 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01); F05D 2260/36 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4932 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4933 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4935 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4998 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49325 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49391 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49393 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49442 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49444 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49636 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49904 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method is provided involving an additive manufacturing system. This method includes a step of forming a first fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system. The method also includes a step of providing a fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes the first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit has a first configuration. The second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.

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