Patents by Inventor Meghan J. Borz

Meghan J. Borz 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 additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 10940535
    Abstract: A binder jet printed article includes a part having a top portion, a bottom portion, and an overhang extending from the top portion and a support structure formed around the part that may block deformation of the part during post-printing thermal processing. The support structure includes a skid positioned adjacent to the bottom portion that may support the part, a first plurality of support features disposed along an outer perimeter of the skid, and a second plurality of support features disposed on the top portion of the printed part. The first and second plurality of support features form a lattice around the printed part such that the printed part is nested within the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ananda Barua, Sathyanarayanan Raghavan, Ken Salas Nobrega, Arunkumar Natarajan, Vadim Bromberg, Raymond Floyd Martell, Meghan J. Borz
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20190375008
    Abstract: A binder jet printed article includes a part having a top portion, a bottom portion, and an overhang extending from the top portion and a support structure formed around the part that may block deformation of the part during post-printing thermal processing. The support structure includes a skid positioned adjacent to the bottom portion that may support the part, a first plurality of support features disposed along an outer perimeter of the skid, and a second plurality of support features disposed on the top portion of the printed part. The first and second plurality of support features form a lattice around the printed part such that the printed part is nested within the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ananda Barua, Sathyanarayanan Raghavan, Ken Salas Nobrega, Arunkumar Natarajan, Vadim Bromberg, Raymond Floyd Martell, Meghan J. Borz