Regenerating an additively manufactured component

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9375782
APP PUB NO 20160061044A1
SERIAL NO

14784857

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One embodiment includes a method to regenerate a component (10). The method includes additively manufacturing a component (10) to have voids greater than 0 percent but less than approximately 15 percent in a near finished shape. The component (10) is encased in a shell mold (22). The shell mold (22) is cured. The encased component (10) is placed in a furnace and the component (10) is melted. The component (10) is solidified in the shell mold (22). The shell mold (22) is removed from the solidified component (10).

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  • UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Castle, Lea Kennard Vernon, US 20 147
McBrien, John South Glastonbury, US 12 81
Spangler, Brandon W Vernon, US 170 1337
Xu, JinQuan East Greenwich, US 119 1177

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