Robert E Estes

US Patent:

20220242130, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

May 22, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/612452

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Vadim Bromberg - Niskayuna NY, US
Kwok Pong Chan - Niskayuna NY, US
Robert Edgar Estes - Anderson Township OH, US
Jacob Mayer - Cincinnati OH, US
Joshua Tyler Mook - Cincinnati OH, US
Janet Mekker - Loveland OH, US
William Cosmo Murphy - Springboro OH, US
Arunkumar Natarjan - Mason OH, US
Mary Kathryn Thompson - Fairfield Township OH, US
Xi Yang - Mason OH, US
Travis Sands - Lebanon OH, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

B41J 2/165
C09D 9/00
C09D 11/107
C09D 11/30

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.

US Patent:

20230064479, Mar 2, 2023

Filed:

Aug 9, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/884032

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Robert Edgar Estes - Cincinnati OH, US
William Joseph Steele - Lawrenceburg IN, US
Trent William Muhlenkamp - Cincinnati OH, US
Zhen Liu - Niskayuna NY, US
John Thomas Sterle - Clifton Park NY, US
Victor Wayne Fulton - Amelia OH, US

International Classification:

B29C 64/393
B29C 64/124
B29C 64/245
B29C 64/282
B33Y 10/00
B33Y 30/00
B33Y 50/02

Abstract:

An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first print module includes a first stage configured to hold a first component and a first radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the first stage and the first radiant energy device. A second print module includes a second stage configured to hold a second component and a second radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the second stage and the second radiant energy device. A control system is configured to translate the resin support based on a condition of the first print module and the second print module through the first print module and the second print module.