Methods and systems for additive tool manufacturing

JK Flamm, WT Matthews, MA Kottman - US Patent 11,980,968, 2024 - Google Patents
An additive manufacturing system includes an electrode head comprising an array of
electrodes for depositing material to form a three-dimensional part. The array includes a first …

Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wire

C Hsu, D Sigl, J Zwayer, JL Uecker… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A contact tip assembly with a preheating tip comprises a welding power source configured to
provide welding current to a welding circuit, the welding circuit comprising a welding …

Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss protection

JL Uecker, J Zwayer - US Patent 10,766,092, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss
protection are disclosed. An example welding-type system includes a welding-type power …

Systems, methods, and apparatus to control weld current in a preheating system

QW Schartner, JL Uecker - US Patent 11,524,354, 2022 - Google Patents
Systems, methods, and apparatus to control weld current in a preheating system are
disclosed. An example preheating power supply includes power conversion circuitry config …

Fabrication of metallic parts by additive manufacturing

MT Stawovy - US Patent 10,730,089, 2020 - Google Patents
US10730089B2 - Fabrication of metallic parts by additive manufacturing - Google Patents
US10730089B2 - Fabrication of metallic parts by additive manufacturing - Google Patents …

Additive manufacturing

T Illston, PY Vora - US Patent App. 15/242,770, 2017 - Google Patents
ABSTRACT A method is for removing a Support structure from an additive manufactured
metallic component. The method includes exposing the component and Support structure to …

Machine learning technique to identify grains in polycrystalline materials samples

S Sankaranarayanan, MJ Cherukara… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A method of identifying grains in polycrystalline materials, the method including (a)
identifying local crystal structure of the polycrystalline material based on neighbor …

Systems and methods for hierarchical multi-objective optimization

H Chan, MJ Cherukara, B Narayanan… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for optimizing objective functions can include selecting an
objective function based at least on a hierarchy, applying parameters to the objective …

Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wire

DR Sigl, JL Uecker, J Zwayer - US Patent 10,926,349, 2021 - Google Patents
Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wire are disclosed. An example
welding torch includes: a welding assembly comprising: a first contact tip configured to con …

Systems, methods, and apparatus to reduce cast in a welding wire

JA Will, J Zwayer - US Patent 11,020,813, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and apparatus to reduce cast in a welding wire are disclosed.
Example systems to reduce cast in a welding wire include a wire advancement roller …