Patents by Inventor Robert Edgar Estes

Robert Edgar Estes 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).

  • CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20240042701
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first print module includes a first stage configured to hold a first component and a first radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the first stage and the first radiant energy device. A second print module includes a second stage configured to hold a second component and a second radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the second stage and the second radiant energy device. A control system is configured to translate the resin support based on a condition of the first print module and the second print module through the first print module and the second print module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher David Barnhill, Robert Edgar Estes, William Joseph Steele, Trent William Muhlenkamp, Zhen Liu, John Thomas Sterle, Victor Wayne Fulton
  • Control systems and methods for additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 11813799
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first print module includes a first stage configured to hold a first component and a first radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the first stage and the first radiant energy device. A second print module includes a second stage configured to hold a second component and a second radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the second stage and the second radiant energy device. A control system is configured to translate the resin support based on a condition of the first print module and the second print module through the first print module and the second print module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher David Barnhill, Robert Edgar Estes, William Joseph Steele, Trent William Muhlenkamp, Zhen Liu, John Thomas Sterle, Victor Wayne Fulton
  • CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20230064479
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first print module includes a first stage configured to hold a first component and a first radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the first stage and the first radiant energy device. A second print module includes a second stage configured to hold a second component and a second radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the second stage and the second radiant energy device. A control system is configured to translate the resin support based on a condition of the first print module and the second print module through the first print module and the second print module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher David Barnhill, Robert Edgar Estes, William Joseph Steele, Trent William Muhlenkamp, Zhen Liu, John Thomas Sterle, Victor Wayne Fulton
  • CLEANING FLUIDS FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220242130
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William C. Alberts, Vadim Bromberg, Kwok Pong Chan, Robert Edgar Estes, Jacob Mayer, Joshua Tyler Mook, Janet Mekker, William Cosmo Murphy, Arunkumar Natarjan, Mary Kathryn Thompson, Xi Yang, Travis Sands