公开(公告)号：US20240342988A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18753760

申请日：2024-06-25

申请人： Seurat Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James A. DeMuth ,  Erik Toomre ,  Francis L. Leard ,  Kourosh Kamshad ,  Heiner Fees ,  Eugene Berdichevsky

IPC分类号： B29C64/264 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F10/10 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/32 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F10/36 ,  B22F10/47 ,  B22F10/50 ,  B22F10/64 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F10/73 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F12/17 ,  B22F12/20 ,  B22F12/30 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/41 ,  B22F12/44 ,  B22F12/45 ,  B22F12/53 ,  B22F12/70 ,  B22F12/88 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/12 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B23K37/04 ,  B23K101/00 ,  B23K101/02 ,  B23K101/24 ,  B23K103/00 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B28B1/00 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29K105/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/14 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G05B17/02 ,  G07C3/14 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/40

CPC分类号： B29C64/264 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F10/36 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F12/226 ,  B22F12/30 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/38 ,  B22F12/44 ,  B22F12/70 ,  B22F12/88 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B23K15/0006 ,  B23K15/0013 ,  B23K15/002 ,  B23K15/0026 ,  B23K15/0093 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/083 ,  B23K26/0846 ,  B23K26/1224 ,  B23K26/123 ,  B23K26/127 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K26/702 ,  B23K26/703 ,  B23K26/704 ,  B23K37/0426 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/1827 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/0028 ,  G02B19/0047 ,  G02B26/0816 ,  G02B27/108 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/133362 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  B22F2003/247 ,  B22F2003/248 ,  B22F10/10 ,  B22F10/32 ,  B22F10/47 ,  B22F10/50 ,  B22F10/64 ,  B22F10/73 ,  B22F12/17 ,  B22F12/20 ,  B22F12/222 ,  B22F12/41 ,  B22F12/45 ,  B22F12/53 ,  B22F2998/10 ,  B22F2999/00 ,  B23K15/0086 ,  B23K26/0006 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K37/0408 ,  B23K2101/001 ,  B23K2101/008 ,  B23K2101/02 ,  B23K2101/24 ,  B23K2103/00 ,  B23K2103/42 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  B28B1/001 ,  B29K2105/251 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  G02B27/0068 ,  G02B27/0905 ,  G02B27/141 ,  G02B27/283 ,  G02B27/286 ,  G05B2219/49023 ,  G07C3/146 ,  Y02P10/25 ,  Y02P80/40

摘要： A method of additive manufacture suitable for large and high resolution structures is disclosed. The method may include sequentially advancing each portion of a continuous part in the longitudinal direction from a first zone to a second zone. In the first zone, selected granules of a granular material may be amalgamated. In the second zone, unamalgamated granules of the granular material may be removed. The method may further include advancing a first portion of the continuous part from the second zone to a third zone while (1) a last portion of the continuous part is formed within the first zone and (2) the first portion is maintained in the same position in the lateral and transverse directions that the first portion occupied within the first zone and the second zone.

公开(公告)号：US20240307993A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18576772

申请日：2022-05-20

申请人： AQUASIUM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

发明人： Alex O'FARRELL ,  Paul PLUMB ,  Conrad DUMONT

IPC分类号： B23K15/06 ,  B23K15/02 ,  H01M50/213 ,  H01M50/516

CPC分类号： B23K15/06 ,  B23K15/02 ,  H01M50/213 ,  H01M50/516 ,  H01M2220/20

摘要： There is provided electron beam welding apparatus comprising an electron beam gun (50) associated with a welding chamber (54) configured for welding of a battery array (33) to a bus bar (32) and beam adjustment devices (56, 58) operative in response to a controller (60) to modify beam characteristics and position of an electron beam (52) generated by the electron beam gun (50), wherein at least two subsidiary chambers (70, 72) are disposed on opposing sides of the welding chamber (54), all chambers being evacuable to be under a vacuum, and a beam detector (61) is positioned proximal the welding chamber (54) to generate data relating to beam characteristics and position, the controller (60) configured to respond to data from the beam detector (61) to control synchronously the beam adjustment devices (56, 58) and to create a consistent welding penetration depth for welds formed between a bus bar (32) and a battery array (33) regardless of angle of incidence of an electron beam. An associated welding method is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230356465A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18343431

申请日：2023-06-28

申请人： Seurat Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James A. DeMuth ,  Erik Toomre ,  Francis L. Leard ,  Kourosh Kamshad ,  Heiner Fees ,  Eugene Berdichevsky

IPC分类号： B33Y10/00 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K37/04 ,  B25J11/00 ,  H01S5/00 ,  B22F12/44 ,  G02B27/10 ,  B22F12/30 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K26/36 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/135 ,  H01S5/40 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F12/88 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B23K26/12 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/16 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G05B17/02 ,  B22F12/70 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F10/36 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/08 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02F1/01 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F10/34 ,  G02B26/08

CPC分类号： B29C64/264 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F10/36 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F12/226 ,  B22F12/30 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/38 ,  B22F12/44 ,  B22F12/70 ,  B22F12/88 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B23K15/0006 ,  B23K15/0013 ,  B23K15/002 ,  B23K15/0026 ,  B23K15/0093 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/083 ,  B23K26/0846 ,  B23K26/1224 ,  B23K26/123 ,  B23K26/127 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K26/702 ,  B23K26/703 ,  B23K26/704 ,  B23K37/0426 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/1827 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/0028 ,  G02B19/0047 ,  G02B26/0816 ,  G02B27/108 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/133362 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  B23K15/0086 ,  B23K26/0006

摘要： An apparatus and a method for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing involve a multiple-chamber design achieving a high efficiency and throughput. The multiple-chamber design features concurrent printing of one or more print jobs inside one or more build chambers, side removals of printed objects from build chambers allowing quick exchanges of powdered materials, and capabilities of elevated process temperature controls of build chambers and post processing heat treatments of printed objects. The multiple-chamber design also includes a height-adjustable optical assembly in combination with a fixed build platform method suitable for large and heavy printed objects.

公开(公告)号：US11666971B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16790446

申请日：2020-02-13

申请人： Seurat Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James A. DeMuth ,  Erik Toomre ,  Francis L. Leard ,  Kourosh Kamshad ,  Heiner Fees ,  Eugene Berdichevsky

IPC分类号： B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B7/16 ,  B23K37/04 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/12 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01S5/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02B27/14 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G05B17/02 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B28B1/00 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/264 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02B27/09 ,  B29K105/00 ,  B23K101/24 ,  B23K101/02 ,  B23K101/00 ,  G07C3/14 ,  B23K103/00 ,  B22F10/10

CPC分类号： B22F10/00 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K15/002 ,  B23K15/0006 ,  B23K15/0013 ,  B23K15/0026 ,  B23K15/0086 ,  B23K15/0093 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/0006 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/083 ,  B23K26/0846 ,  B23K26/123 ,  B23K26/127 ,  B23K26/1224 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K26/702 ,  B23K26/703 ,  B23K26/704 ,  B23K37/0408 ,  B23K37/0426 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B28B1/001 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/1827 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/0028 ,  G02B19/0047 ,  G02B26/0816 ,  G02B27/0068 ,  G02B27/141 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G02F1/133362 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  B22F10/10 ,  B22F2003/247 ,  B22F2003/248 ,  B22F2998/10 ,  B22F2999/00 ,  B23K2101/001 ,  B23K2101/008 ,  B23K2101/02 ,  B23K2101/24 ,  B23K2103/00 ,  B23K2103/42 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  B29K2105/251 ,  G02B27/0905 ,  G02B27/283 ,  G02B27/286 ,  G05B2219/49023 ,  G07C3/146 ,  Y02P10/25 ,  Y02P80/40

摘要： An additive manufacturing system including a two-dimensional energy patterning system for imaging a powder bed is disclosed. Improved structure formation, part creation and manipulation, use of multiple additive manufacturing systems, and high throughput manufacturing methods suitable for automated or semi-automated factories are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230042159A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17752959

申请日：2022-05-25

申请人： BWXT Nuclear Energy, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Harrison CHERN ,  Travis B. FRITTS ,  Daniel Walter GALICKI ,  Ryan Scott KITCHEN ,  Travis Adam MCFALLS ,  Elizabeth ELLIS

IPC分类号： B23K15/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K37/00 ,  G21C21/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F12/17

摘要： Methodologies and manufacturing processes to manufacture components by electron beam melting additive manufacturing, particularly components of molybdenum or a molybdenum-based alloy and particularly of complex nuclear component geometries. Input parameters are provided for controlling electron beam melting additive manufacturing equipment, such as electron beam melting machines. The input parameters relate to various process steps, including build set-up, initial thermal treatment, initial layering of powder, pre-consolidation thermal treatment, consolidation, post-consolidation thermal treatment, indexing of layers, and post-build thermal treatment. The methodologies and manufacturing processes allow manufacture of components of molybdenum having a purity of ≥99.0% and a density of ≥99.75%. Metallographic cross-sections of the manufactured molybdenum components were porosity-free and crack-free.

公开(公告)号：US11548101B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17031649

申请日：2020-09-24

申请人： Seurat Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James A DeMuth ,  Erik Toomre ,  Francis L. Leard ,  Kourosh Kamshad ,  Heiner Fees ,  Eugene Berdichevsky

IPC分类号： B29C64/386 ,  B23K37/04 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  B23K26/12 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H01S5/40 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F10/00 ,  H01S5/00 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/44 ,  B22F12/70 ,  G02B27/10 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K101/00 ,  B23K101/24 ,  B23K103/00 ,  B23K101/02 ,  B29K105/00 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G07C3/14 ,  B22F10/10 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B28B1/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B27/14 ,  G02B27/00

摘要： A method of additive manufacture suitable for large and high resolution structures is disclosed. The method may include sequentially advancing each portion of a continuous part in the longitudinal direction from a first zone to a second zone. In the first zone, selected granules of a granular material may be amalgamated. In the second zone, unamalgamated granules of the granular material may be removed. The method may further include advancing a first portion of the continuous part from the second zone to a third zone while (1) a last portion of the continuous part is formed within the first zone and (2) the first portion is maintained in the same position in the lateral and transverse directions that the first portion occupied within the first zone and the second zone.

公开(公告)号：US11524369B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17076198

申请日：2020-10-21

申请人： Seurat Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James A. DeMuth ,  Erik Toomre ,  Francis L. Leard ,  Kourosh Kamshad ,  Heiner Fees ,  Eugene Berdichevsky

IPC分类号： B23K37/04 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  B23K26/12 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H01S5/40 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F10/00 ,  H01S5/00 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/44 ,  B22F12/70 ,  G02B27/10 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K101/00 ,  B23K101/24 ,  B23K103/00 ,  B23K101/02 ,  B29K105/00 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G07C3/14 ,  B22F10/10 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B28B1/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B27/14 ,  G02B27/00

摘要： A method of additive manufacture is disclosed. The method may include creating, by a 3D printer contained within an enclosure, a part having a weight greater than or equal to 2,000 kilograms. A gas management system may maintain gaseous oxygen within the enclosure atmospheric level. In some embodiments, a wheeled vehicle may transport the part from inside the enclosure, through an airlock, as the airlock operates to buffer between a gaseous environment within the enclosure and a gaseous environment outside the enclosure, and to a location exterior to both the enclosure and the airlock.

公开(公告)号：US11517975B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16195970

申请日：2018-11-20

申请人： Arcam AB

发明人： Mattias Fager ,  Johan Backlund

IPC分类号： H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/10 ,  H01J37/063 ,  B23K15/00 ,  H01J37/18 ,  H01J37/09 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/268 ,  H01J37/304 ,  B29C64/393 ,  H01J37/301 ,  B22F10/20 ,  B22F10/30

摘要： An electron beam source including a cathode, an anode, a means for deflecting an electron beam over a target surface and at least one vacuum pump, the electron beam source further including a contraction area arranged between the anode and the means for deflecting the electron beam where a hole in the contraction area is aligned with a hole in the anode with respect to the cathode, a first vacuum pump is arranged between the contraction area and the anode and a second vacuum pump is arranged above the anode, a gas inlet is provided between the contraction area and the means for deflecting the electron beam, wherein a first crossover of the electron beam is arranged between the cathode and the anode and a second crossover is arranged at or in close proximity to the contraction area.

公开(公告)号：US20220362894A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17876259

申请日：2022-07-28

申请人： Seurat Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James A. DeMuth ,  Erik Toomre ,  Francis L. Leard ,  Kourosh Kamshad ,  Heiner Fees ,  Eugene M. Berdichevsky

IPC分类号： B23K37/04 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y99/00 ,  B23K26/12 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/16 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B7/16 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B15/04 ,  G02B15/10 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H01S5/40 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B22F10/00 ,  H01S5/00 ,  B22F12/33 ,  B22F12/44 ,  B22F12/70 ,  G02B27/10

摘要： A method and an apparatus of a powder bed fusion additive manufacturing system that enables a quick change in the optical beam delivery size and intensity across locations of a print surface for different powdered materials while ensuring high availability of the system. A dynamic optical assembly containing a set of lens assemblies of different magnification ratios and a mechanical assembly may change the magnification ratios as needed. The dynamic optical assembly may include a transitional and rotational position control of the optics to minimize variations of the optical beam sizes across the print surface.

公开(公告)号：US11485043B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16479181

申请日：2018-01-17

申请人： Tsinghua University

发明人： Feng Lin ,  Bin Zhou ,  Wentao Yan ,  Hongxin Li ,  Lei Zhang ,  Ting Zhang ,  Chao Guo

IPC分类号： B28B1/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K15/06 ,  B23K15/08 ,  B22F10/20 ,  B22F10/32 ,  B22F10/36 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F12/45 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F12/50 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  H01J37/04 ,  B22F10/30

摘要： An additive manufacturing apparatus utilizing combined electron beam selective melting and electron beam cutting. One electron beam emitting, focusing, and scanning device (6) is capable of emitting electron beams (67, 68) in three modes of heating, selective melting, and electron beam cutting. The electron beam in the heating mode is emitted to scan and preheat a powder bed (7). The electron beam (67) in the selective melting mode is emitted to scan and melt powder (71) in a section outline to form a section layer of a component. The electron beam (68) in the electron beam cutting mode is emitted to perform one or more cutting scans on inner and outer outlines (74, 75) of a section of the component to obtain accurate and smooth inner and outer outlines of the section. The heating, melting deposition, and outline cutting processes are repeated to obtain a required three-dimensional physical component.