Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Additive manufacturing of pipes
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Application No.: US16233877Application Date: 2018-12-27
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Publication No.: US10690270B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Corey A. Fleischer , Matthew B. Ascari , Randy L. Gaigler , Michael W. Poppek , James A. Waicukauski
- Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, PLLC
- Main IPC: B29C64/106
- IPC: B29C64/106 ; F16L9/127 ; B29C64/232 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/25 ; B29C64/236 ; B29C64/379 ; B29C64/393 ; F16L1/15 ; F16L1/20 ; B29C64/386 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y80/00 ; B29K23/00 ; B29L23/00

Abstract:
Additive manufacturing of a pipe is disclosed. A lowering mechanism is configured to be coupled with respect to a platform and to lower a pipe through an opening in the platform. An extrusion head is configured to receive material and selectively extrude the material via a nozzle. A gantry is coupled to the extrusion head and is configured to move the extrusion head to an identified location. A controller is coupled to the gantry and configured to direct the gantry to move the extrusion head based on pipe data that identifies a geometry of the pipe. A stabilizer mechanism is configured to maintain the pipe in a desired position during the extrusion of the material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190128448A1 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF PIPES Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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