Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Chapman

Christopher C. Chapman 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).

  • Patent number: 11667095
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to powder packing for additive manufacturing (AM) methods and systems. Conventional powder packing methods are manual and non-standardized, and they result in operator fatigue and potentially product inconsistencies. Powder packing according to the present disclosure improves standardization and reduces turnaround time, with the potential to lower the cost of AM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michelle Lynn Sloderbeck, Christopher Hall, Laura Banks, Tim Murphy, David Ploetz, Zachary Fieldman, Christopher C. Chapman, Emily Bautista, MacKenzie Ryan Redding
  • Publication number: 20220274166
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to powder packing for additive manufacturing (AM) methods and systems. Conventional powder packing methods are manual and non-standardized, and they result in operator fatigue and potentially product inconsistencies. Powder packing according to the present disclosure improves standardization and reduces turnaround time, with the potential to lower the cost of AM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michelle Lynn Sloderbeck, Christopher Hall, Laura Banks, Tim Murphy, David Ploetz, Zachary Fieldman, Christopher C. Chapman, Emily Bautista, MacKenzie Ryan Redding
  • Patent number: 11351605
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to powder packing for additive manufacturing (AM) methods and systems. Conventional powder packing methods are manual and non-standardized, and they result in operator fatigue and potentially product inconsistencies. Powder packing according to the present disclosure improves standardization and reduces turnaround time, with the potential to lower the cost of AM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michelle Lynn Sloderbeck, Christopher Hall, Laura Banks, Tim Murphy, David Ploetz, Zachary Fieldman, Christopher C. Chapman, Emily Bautista, MacKenzie Ryan Redding
  • Publication number: 20180333778
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to powder packing for additive manufacturing (AM) methods and systems. Conventional powder packing methods are manual and non-standardized, and they result in operator fatigue and potentially product inconsistencies. Powder packing according to the present disclosure improves standardization and reduces turnaround time, with the potential to lower the cost of AM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Michelle Lynn SLODERBECK, Christopher HALL, Laura BANKS, Tim MURPHY, David PLOETZ, Zachary FIELDMAN, Christopher C. CHAPMAN, Emily BAUTISTA, MacKenzie Ryan REDDING
  • Patent number: 5443618
    Abstract: An apparatus, and method of operating the apparatus, wherein a feed material is converted into a glassified condition for subsequent use or disposal. The apparatus is particularly useful for disposal of hazardous or noxious waste materials which are otherwise either difficult or expensive to dispose of. The apparatus is preferably constructed either by excavating a melt zone in a quantity of soil or rock, or by constructing a melt zone in an apparatus above grade and lining the melt zone with a back fill material if refractory properties are needed. The feed material is fed into the melt zone and, preferably, combusted to an ash, whereupon the heat of combustion is used to melt the ash to a molten condition. Electrodes may be used to maintain the molten feed material in a molten condition, and to maintain homogeneity of the molten materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Christopher C. Chapman
  • Patent number: 5354355
    Abstract: An apparatus, and method of operating the apparatus, wherein a feed material is converted into a glassified condition for subsequent use or disposal. The apparatus is particularly useful for disposal of hazardous or noxious waste materials which are otherwise either difficult or expensive to dispose of. The apparatus is preferably constructed by excavating a melt zone in a quantity of soil or rock, and lining the melt zone with a back fill material if refractory properties are needed. The feed material is fed into the melt zone and, preferably, combusted to an ash, whereupon the heat of combustion is used to melt the ash to a molten condition. Electrodes may be used to maintain the molten feed material in a molten condition, and to maintain homogeneity of the molten materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Christopher C. Chapman