Patents Assigned to +Mfg, LLC
  • Method and apparatus for fabrication of articles by molten and semi-molten deposition
    Patent number: 11235409
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for depositing metals and metal-like substances in two and three dimensional form without a substrate in a safe, rapid and economical fashion using gas shielded arc welding equipment and programmable robotic motion. The method and apparatus includes the use and application of robotic controls, temperature and position feedback, single and multiple material feeds, and semi liquid deposition thereby creating near net shape parts particularly well suited to rapid prototyping and lower volume production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: +Mfg, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas R. Kruer, James Blackwood