Method for printing component with anti-counterfeit features

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9937656
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15204154

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An additively manufactured component has a plurality of overlapping layers bonded to each other. The plurality of overlapping layers includes at least a first subset of layers, and at least one layer of the at least a first subset of layers includes adjacent tracks bonded to each other. At least one of the adjacent tracks has a tool path pattern that is encoded with information.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 N E ADAMS STREET PATENT DEPARTMENT PEORIA IL 61629

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Halla, Eric Edward Peoria, US 8 11
Van, Deest Ryan William Peoria, US 7 6

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