Patents by Inventor Michael T. Hilliard

Michael T. Hilliard 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).

  • Laser fabrication additive system and method
    Patent number: 11285670
    Abstract: A laser assembly for additive manufacturing which includes a first laser beam aligned in a first direction and a first partial reflecting fixed mirror positioned aligned with the first direction which reflects a first portion of the first laser beam in a second direction and an exponentially reduced remaining second portion of the first laser beam passes through the first partial reflecting fixed mirror in the first direction. The laser beam assembly further includes a first oscillating mirror positioned aligned with the second direction of the first portion of the first laser beam wherein the first portion of the first laser beam is refracted by the first oscillating mirror in a third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Hayden S. Osborn, Michael T. Hilliard, Robert L. Kearney
  • LASER FABRICATION ADDITIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200061917
    Abstract: A laser assembly for additive manufacturing which includes a first laser beam aligned in a first direction and a first partial reflecting fixed mirror positioned aligned with the first direction which reflects a first portion of the first laser beam in a second direction and an exponentially reduced remaining second portion of the first laser beam passes through the first partial reflecting fixed mirror in the first direction. The laser beam assembly further includes a first oscillating mirror positioned aligned with the second direction of the first portion of the first laser beam wherein the first portion of the first laser beam is refracted by the first oscillating mirror in a third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hayden S. Osborn, Michael T. Hilliard, Robert L. Kearney