Patents by Inventor Lawrence Eugene Murr

Lawrence Eugene Murr 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).

  • Method and system for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of crack-free aluminum alloys
    Patent number: 11260475
    Abstract: A method of forming a crack-free aluminum alloy structure using additive manufacturing is presented. A powder bed of precursor aluminum alloy powder is heated. The crack-free aluminum alloy structure is formed within a laser powder bed fusion system encompassing the powder bed during heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Philip Alexander Morton, Syed Zia Uddin, Ryan B. Wicker, David Espalin, Lawrence Eugene Murr
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF CRACK-FREE ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20190039183
    Abstract: A method of forming a crack-free aluminum alloy structure using additive manufacturing is presented. A powder bed of precursor aluminum alloy powder is heated. The crack-free aluminum alloy structure is formed within a laser powder bed fusion system encompassing the powder bed during heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Alexander Morton, Syed Zia Uddin, Ryan B. Wicker, David Espalin, Lawrence Eugene Murr