Additive manufacturing apparatuses and methods

US12042988B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Vadim Bromberg · Niskayuna, US
• John Sterle · Clifton Park, US
• Victor Fulton · Amelia, US
• Tyler Andrew Griffith · Norwood, US
• Peter Douglas Lueschen · Covington, US
• Carlos H. Bonilla · Lebanon, US
• Joseph Lucian Smolenski · Slingerlands, US
• Timothy Francis Andrews · Sharonville, US
• Younkoo Jeong · Clifton Park, US
• Jacob Mayer · Cincinnati, US
• Kwok Pong Chan · Troy, US
• Mary Kathryn Thompson · Colfax, US
• Ruben E. Fairman · Forest Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 23, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J2002/16558
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Additive manufacturing apparatuses, components of additive manufacturing apparatuses, and methods of using such manufacturing apparatuses and components are disclosed. An additive manufacturing apparatus may include a recoat head for distributing build material in a build area, a print head for depositing material in the build area, one or more actuators for moving the recoat head and the print head relative to the build area, and a cleaning station for cleaning the print head.