Patents by Inventor Eric B. Herbold

Eric B. Herbold 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).

  • Additive manufacturing powder spreading technology to mitigate surface defects
    Patent number: 11141912
    Abstract: A laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing system having a powder dispenser that provides powder layers on a build platform; a laser fusion system that fuses the powder layers, wherein spatter particles are produce on the powder layers; and a powder bed sweeping system that sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers. The powder bed sweeping system includes a brush that has bristles that contact the spatter particles and sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLC
    Inventors: Saad A. Khairallah, Gabe Guss, Eric B. Herbold, Wayne E. King, Manyalibo J. Matthews, Alexander M. Rubenchik, Otis R. Walton
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDER SPREADING TECHNOLOGY TO MITIGATE SURFACE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20210107214
    Abstract: A laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing system having a powder dispenser that provides powder layers on a build platform; a laser fusion system that fuses the powder layers, wherein spatter particles are produce on the powder layers; and a powder bed sweeping system that sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers. The powder bed sweeping system includes a brush that has bristles that contact the spatter particles and sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Saad A. Khairallah, Gabe Guss, Eric B. Herbold, Wayne E. King, Manyalibo J. Matthews, Alexander M. Rubenchik, Otis R. Walton