Additive manufacturing on-orbit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11524459
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17234664

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A spacecraft includes an additive manufacturing (A/M) subsystem and one or both of a thermal control arrangement and a contamination control arrangement. The A/M subsystem includes an A/M tool, feedstock and a workpiece and is configured to additively manufacture the workpiece using material from the feedstock. The thermal control arrangement is operable, in an on-orbit space environment characterized by near vacuum pressure and near zero-g force, to maintain temperature of at least one of the A/M tool, the feedstock, and the workpiece within respective specified ranges. The contamination control arrangement is operable, in the on-orbit space environment, to control outgassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

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  • SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fluitt, Daniel Andrew Santa Rosa, US 5 20
Gurnee, Elijah Zebadiah San Bruno, US 2 8
Higham, John Scott Mountain View, US 2 8
Wu, Gordon Lafayette, US 21 40
Zils, Jude Santa Cruz, US 4 10

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