Patents by Inventor Gregory Kurt Miller

Gregory Kurt Miller 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).

  • MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230391008
    Abstract: A method for providing build material to an additive manufacturing system (100) includes moving the build material (10) from a dosing hopper (240) to an interior space defined by one or more supply sidewalls of a supply receptacle (110) and a piston (130) positioned within the supply receptacle (110), and moving the piston toward a working surface (102) of the additive manufacturing system, thereby moving build material within the interior space to the working surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos H. Bonilla, Gregory Kurt Miller, John Sterle, Vadim Bromberg
  • MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230382045
    Abstract: A system (100) includes a build area positioned along a working surface (102), a supply receptacle (110) spaced apart from the build area and defining one or more supply receptacle sidewalls and an upwardly-facing receptacle opening (114), a dosing hopper (240) positioned above and in selective communication with the supply receptacle, where the dosing hopper is structurally configured to deliver build material to an interior space (116), and a conveyance hopper (260) in communication with the dosing hopper (240).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos H. Bonilla, Victor Fulton, Jacob Mayer, Timothy Francis Andrews, Gregory Kurt Miller, Christopher Bryant