Patents by Inventor Andrew Timothy Payne

Andrew Timothy Payne 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).

  • LASER ARRAY FOR LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESSING OF METAL ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20240207934
    Abstract: Systems and methods additively manufacturing an object by applying heat to a first plurality of metallic particles in a powder bed using a first heat source, wherein the first heat source is one of multiple heat sources configured into an array, and the first heat source generates a first melt pool. Heat is simultaneously applied to a second plurality of metallic particles in the powder bed using a second heat source of the multiple heat sources in the array to generate a second melt pool. The first plurality of metallic particles are separated from the second plurality of metallic particles by a distance, wherein the distance and an amount of heat from each heat source is controlled to generate a combined melt pool that is larger in size and encompasses the first and second melt pools. The combined melt pool is allowed to solidify to form the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William O'Neill, Martin Sparkes, Andrew Timothy Payne, Patrick Jerome Kiley, Diego Punin
  • Laser array for laser powder bed fusion processing of metal alloys
    Patent number: 11964324
    Abstract: Systems and methods additively manufacturing an object by applying heat to a first plurality of metallic particles in a powder bed using a first heat source, wherein the first heat source is one of multiple heat sources configured into an array, and the first heat source generates a first melt pool. Heat is simultaneously applied to a second plurality of metallic particles in the powder bed using a second heat source of the multiple heat sources in the array to generate a second melt pool. The first plurality of metallic particles are separated from the second plurality of metallic particles by a distance, wherein the distance and an amount of heat from each heat source is controlled to generate a combined melt pool that is larger in size and encompasses the first and second melt pools. The combined melt pool is allowed to solidify to form the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William O'Neill, Martin Sparkes, Andrew Timothy Payne, Patrick Jerome Kiley, Diego Punin
  • LASER ARRAY FOR LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESSING OF METAL ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20220032368
    Abstract: Systems and methods additively manufacturing an object by applying heat to a first plurality of metallic particles in a powder bed using a first heat source, wherein the first heat source is one of multiple heat sources configured into an array, and the first heat source generates a first melt pool. Heat is simultaneously applied to a second plurality of metallic particles in the powder bed using a second heat source of the multiple heat sources in the array to generate a second melt pool. The first plurality of metallic particles are separated from the second plurality of metallic particles by a distance, wherein the distance and an amount of heat from each heat source is controlled to generate a combined melt pool that is larger in size and encompasses the first and second melt pools. The combined melt pool is allowed to solidify to form the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: William O'Neill, Martin Sparkes, Andrew Timothy Payne, Patrick Jerome Kiley, Diego Punin