Patents by Inventor Monte Lively

Monte Lively 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).

  • Additive manufacturing systems with a contaminant removal system and methodologies for removing contaminants during additive manufacturing processes
    Patent number: 12544835
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing apparatus and control circuitry. The apparatus includes a build chamber, a platform, a material delivery system, a laser system, and a contaminant remover. The platform is positioned in the build chamber and is configured to support one or more objects being manufactured. The material delivery system is configured to provide feedstock material to the build chamber. The laser system is configured to melt the feedstock material to form the one or more objects being manufactured. The contaminant remover is configured to remove contaminants from a top layer of the one or more objects being manufactured prior to the material delivery system depositing a layer of the feedstock material thereon. The control circuitry is configured to control at least a portion of operation of the additive manufacturing apparatus. Contaminants may be removed from an object during manufacture of the object with the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Dobrowolski, Andrew Platt, Monte Lively
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WITH A CONTAMINANT REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGIES FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20240189909
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing apparatus and control circuitry. The apparatus includes a build chamber, a platform, a material delivery system, a laser system, and a contaminant remover. The platform is positioned in the build chamber and is configured to support one or more objects being manufactured. The material delivery system is configured to provide feedstock material to the build chamber. The laser system is configured to melt the feedstock material to form the one or more objects being manufactured. The contaminant remover is configured to remove contaminants from a top layer of the one or more objects being manufactured prior to the material delivery system depositing a layer of the feedstock material thereon. The control circuitry is configured to control at least a portion of operation of the additive manufacturing apparatus. Contaminants may be removed from an object during manufacture of the object with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Dobrowolski, Andrew Platt, Monte Lively