Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder spreader and additive manufacturing apparatus thereof
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Application No.: US15866525Application Date: 2018-01-10
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Publication No.: US10682812B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Thomas Charles Adcock
- Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: B29C64/214
- IPC: B29C64/214 ; B22F3/105 ; B28B1/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/153 ; B33Y40/00 ; B29C64/205
Abstract:
A powder spreader is presented. The powder spreader includes a base element having at least a first side and a spreading element including a sheet having a curved portion protruding from the at least first side of the base element, where the curved portion of the sheet is substantially free of a discontinuity. An additive manufacturing apparatus including the powder spreader is also presented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190210281A1 POWDER SPREADER AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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