Patents by Inventor Hongkui Mao

Hongkui Mao 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: 11833615
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for preparing a multiple-material variable-rigidity component by efficient collaborative additive manufacturing, relates to the technical field of additive manufacturing. In the disclosure, the method comprises: pretreating a component structure model and dividing the component structure model into a lightweight part with complex pore structures and a solid part that needs to be manufactured rapidly; preparing the lightweight part by a selective laser melting prototyping; performing a surface treatment on the prepared lightweight part to obtain a treated lightweight part; preparing the solid part on the treated lightweight part by a wire arc additive manufacturing, to obtain a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: North University of China
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Fumin Hou, Hong Xu, Hongkui Mao, Guowei Zhang, Zhonghua Li, Bin Liu, Peikang Bai, Zhanyong Zhao, Xin Cao, Bingxin Guo, Zongyi Fan
  • Publication number: 20210339340
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for preparing a multiple-material variable-rigidity component by efficient collaborative additive manufacturing, relates to the technical field of additive manufacturing. In the disclosure, the method comprises: pretreating a component structure model and dividing the component structure model into a lightweight part with complex pore structures and a solid part that needs to be manufactured rapidly; preparing the lightweight part by a selective laser melting prototyping; performing a surface treatment on the prepared lightweight part to obtain a treated lightweight part; preparing the solid part on the treated lightweight part by a wire arc additive manufacturing, to obtain a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Fumin Hou, Hong Xu, Hongkui Mao, Guowei Zhang, Zhonghua Li, Bin Liu, Peikang Bai, Zhanyong Zhao, Xin Cao, Bingxin Guo, Zongyi FAN