Patents by Inventor Eric Olen Lambert

Eric Olen Lambert 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 methods and systems including a rotator assembly for manipulating a build assembly
    Patent number: 12115727
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing unit that includes a housing for additively processing a powder material along a build direction into a build assembly. The additive manufacturing system further includes a rotator assembly for rotating the build assembly within the housing. The rotator assembly includes a frame including a first frame arm and a second frame arm and a carriage rotatably coupled to the first frame arm and to the second frame arm. The carriage includes at least one coupling mechanism for removably coupling the carriage to the build assembly. The rotator assembly further includes a drive assembly coupled to the carriage for selectively rotating the carriage about a rotational axis that is generally perpendicular to the build direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Eric Olen Lambert, Archie L. Swanner, Jr., James J. Murray, Maxwell E. Miller
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATING AN ADDITIVE BUILD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230415411
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing unit that includes a housing for additively processing a powder material along a build direction into a build assembly. The additive manufacturing system further includes a rotator assembly for rotating the build assembly within the housing. The rotator assembly includes a frame including a first frame arm and a second frame arm and a carriage rotatably coupled to the first frame arm and to the second frame arm. The carriage includes at least one coupling mechanism for removably coupling the carriage to the build assembly. The rotator assembly further includes a drive assembly coupled to the carriage for selectively rotating the carriage about a rotational axis that is generally perpendicular to the build direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Olen Lambert, Archie L. Swanner, JR., James J. Murray, Maxwell E. Miller