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Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturing

US10583484B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Seurat Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

James A. DeMuth · Woburn, US
Erik Toomre · Los Altos, US
Francis L. Leard · Sudbury, US
Kourosh Kamshad · Hudson, US
Heiner Fees · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Eugene Berdichevsky · Oakland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2016
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P80/40
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for collecting powder samples in real-time in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing may involves an ingester system for in-process collection and characterizations of powder samples. The collection may be performed periodically and uses the results of characterizations for adjustments in the powder bed fusion process. The ingester system of the present disclosure is capable of packaging powder samples collected in real-time into storage containers serving a multitude purposes of audit, process adjustments or actions.

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