Patents by Inventor Brede VIGDAL
Brede VIGDAL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230340656Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Trond Forseth, Brede Vigdal, Arne Ramsland, Svein Steinsvik, Jorgen Haugen
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Patent number: 11535927Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Norsk Titanium ASInventors: Trond Forseth, Brede Vigdal, Arne Ramsland, Svein Steinsvik, Jorgen Haugen
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Patent number: 11134559Abstract: Provided is a fluid-cooled melting tool that can be used in methods and systems for manufacturing objects by additive manufacturing techniques, especially titanium and titanium alloy objects. In some configurations, the melting tool is configured to be a plasma transferred arc (PTA) torch and the deposition rate can be increased by increasing the flow rate of electric charge through the electrode made possible by the dual circuit cooling design of the torch. The fluid-cooled melting tools provided herein exhibit stable and repeatable PTA characteristics over wide range of current including current of 400 amps or more, whether pulsed or non-pulsed, and plasma gas flow inputs.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Norsk Titanium ASInventors: Ferdinand Stempfer, Tom-Erik Falla, Brede Vigdal
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Publication number: 20210246541Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Trond Forseth, Brede Vigdal, Arne Ramsland, Svein Steinsvik, Jorgen Haugen
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Publication number: 20210178507Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for regulation of mass flow and monitoring of volumetric flow, for regulation of volumetric flow and monitoring of mass flow, and for regulation of both mass and volumetric flow of gas to a plasma torch for wire-plasma arc additive manufacturing processes, and methods for manufacturing metal objects by additive manufacturing using one or more of the systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Ehsan Rezapour, Brede Vigdal
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Patent number: 11001920Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Norsk Titanium ASInventors: Trond Forseth, Brede Vigdal, Arne Ramsland, Svein Steinsvik, Jorgen Haugen
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Publication number: 20200340099Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Trond FORSETH, Brede VIGDAL, Arne RAMSLAND, Svein STEINSVIK, Jorgen HAUGEN
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Patent number: 10738378Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Trond Forseth, Brede Vigdal, Arne Ramsland, Svein Steinsvik, Jørgen Haugen
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Publication number: 20200139475Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Trond FORSETH, Brede VIGDAL, Tom-Erik FALLA, Dyre ROLSTAD, Arne RAMSLAND
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Patent number: 10549375Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy wire.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Trond Forseth, Brede Vigdal, Tom-Erik Falla, Dyre Rolstad, Arne Ramsland
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Publication number: 20190014652Abstract: Provided is a fluid-cooled melting tool that can be used in methods and systems for manufacturing objects by additive manufacturing techniques, especially titanium and titanium alloy objects. In some configurations, the melting tool is configured to be a plasma transferred arc (PTA) torch and the deposition rate can be increased by increasing the flow rate of electric charge through the electrode made possible by the dual circuit cooling design of the torch. The fluid-cooled melting tools provided herein exhibit stable and repeatable PTA characteristics over wide range of current including current of 400 amps or more, whether pulsed or non-pulsed, and plasma gas flow inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Ferdinand STEMPFER, Tom-Erik FALLA, Brede VIGDAL
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Publication number: 20190001573Abstract: A system/method for converting a drawing into a model; slicing the model into a plurality of layers; creating a plurality of deposition schedules for the layers, wherein the deposition schedules correspond to the layers; generating a plurality of coordinate sets for the layers, wherein the coordinate sets correspond to the layers, wherein each of the coordinate sets includes a set of start coordinates and a set of end coordinates; selecting a plurality of features from a library for the layers; generating a program based on the features; outputting the program in a delimited format; running a simulation of a deposition based on the program in the delimited format; determining whether a result of the simulation is acceptable based on a parameter; and requesting an additive manufacturing machine to produce a workpiece responsive to the result being acceptable based on the parameter, wherein the workpiece is depicted in the drawing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Torbjørn Matre Gulbrandsen, Geir Brunes, Krister Håkenrud, Brede Vigdal
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Publication number: 20190004497Abstract: A system/method for executing a program accessing a plurality of subroutines/libraries; invoking a first subroutine providing the program with axis data having offset values in accordance with a workpiece coordinate system; invoking a second subroutine providing the program with geometric data about a geometric of an additive manufacturing tool and setting a tool offset point of the tool at a distance above a substrate surface; receiving a workpiece identifier from an HMI; invoking a third subroutine providing the program with rapid plasma deposition part programming instructions and rapid plasma deposition features from one of the libraries based on the workpiece identifier; invoking a fourth subroutine verifying the instructions and the rapid plasma deposition features; and invoking a fifth subroutine enabling the program to request an additive manufacturing system to deposit a layer on the substrate surface by the additive manufacturing tool via the additive manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Krister HÅKENRUD, Brede VIGDAL
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Patent number: 10099309Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch in the correct orientation with respect to the heat source of the welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy, or nickel or nickel alloy, wire.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Brede Vigdal, Hans-Martin Berg Haga, Tom-Erik Falla
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Publication number: 20180043455Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch in the correct orientation with respect to the heat source of the welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy, or nickel or nickel alloy, wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Brede VIGDAL, Hans-Martin BERG HAGA, Tom-Erik FALLA
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Publication number: 20180009054Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Trond FORSETH, Brede VIGDAL, Tom-Erik FALLA, Dyre ROLSTAD, Arne RAMSLAND
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Publication number: 20180010237Abstract: Provided is a chamber system for solid free form fabrication, the chamber system having a deposition chamber, a service chamber and one or more loading/unloading chambers. The chamber system allows for a more efficient and cost effective process to service the deposition apparatus, load holding substrates, and unload workpieces without requiring having to adjust the atmosphere in the deposition chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Trond FORSETH, Brede VIGDAL, Arne RAMSLAND, Svein STEINSVIK, Jorgen HAUGEN
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Patent number: 9821399Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch in the correct orientation with respect to the heat source of the welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy, or nickel or nickel alloy, wire.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: NORSK TITANIUM ASInventors: Brede Vigdal, Hans-Martin Berg Haga, Tom-Erik Falla
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Publication number: 20160318130Abstract: Provided are a systems and methods for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication, especially titanium and titanium alloy objects, wherein the deposition rate is increased by using two separate heat sources, one heat source for heating the deposition area on the base material and one heat source for heating and melting a metallic material, such as a metal wire or a powdered metallic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Ferdinand STEMPFER, Hilde Løken LARSEN, Brede VIGDAL, Trond FORSETH, Tom-Erik FALLA