Abstract: An additive manufacturing machine includes a base plate for supporting fabrication of a desired part geometry. The base plate includes a support portion defined based on the desired part geometry and an open region that includes a plurality of openings surrounding the support portion. A material applicator deposits material onto the base plate and an energy directing device directs energy to form the deposited material into a desired part geometry. The additive manufacturing machine manages large amounts of material required for fabricating the part by defining a boundary surrounding a periphery of a desired part geometry and forming a retaining wall along the defined boundary and the desired part geometry to retain excess material between the formed wall and the part. Excess material outside of the retaining wall falls through the open area below the base plate and is reclaimed for reuse.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing process includes the steps of measuring a parameter of a part supported within a workspace after a heat treat or other stress relieving process. The measured parameter being a part characteristic that is desired to be within a desired range prior to proceeding with an additional fabrication process. The process further includes the step of applying at least one additional layer on the part based on the measured parameter to adjust the measured parameter to within the desired range.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of this disclosure, a method for manufacturing a component includes providing a first layer of powdered particles onto a table. The method further includes selectively fusing the first layer of powdered particles by transmitting energy from an energy beam through the table.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for establishing data integrity and non-repudiation without hashing and without performing a bit to bit comparison of the message. The method includes: generating a random symmetric key for use with a symmetric encryption algorithm; generating a random sequence having a plurality of elements; separating a message into a plurality of blocks, wherein each block has a size less than or equal to the block size of the symmetric algorithm less the size of a digital signature of one of the plurality of elements; generating a signature for each of the plurality of elements; encrypting a concatenation of each of the plurality of blocks of the message with a corresponding signature, the encrypting performed with the symmetric encryption algorithm and the random symmetric key; and communicating the encrypted concatenation to a gaming device.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for establishing data integrity and non-repudiation without hashing and without performing a bit to bit comparison of the message. The system includes necessary hardware and/or software to generate a random symmetric key for use with a symmetric encryption algorithm; generate a random sequence having a plurality of elements; separate a message into a plurality of blocks, wherein each block has a size less than or equal to the block size of the symmetric algorithm less the size of a digital signature of one of the plurality of elements; generate a signature for each of the plurality of elements; encrypt a concatenation of each of the plurality of blocks of the message with a corresponding signature, the encryption being performed using the symmetric encryption algorithm and the random symmetric key; and communicating the encrypted concatenation from the gaming server to a gaming device.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically configuring a client device with a user key set when the client device is installed in a data network access device/router at a user's premises, without displaying the key set to the user, or requiring the user to enter one. The client device is preprogrammed with a common key set, and upon installation, automatically requests access to a remote network using the common key set. An authenticator in the network determines whether the common key set is valid, and if so, provides the client device with access to a registration server. The registration server sends a new user key set to the client device and the authenticator. Thereafter, the client device requests access to the network using the new user key set. The authenticator determines whether the new user key set is valid, and if so, provides the client device with full network access.