Patents by Inventor Scott Mitchel Lowe

Scott Mitchel Lowe 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).

  • Powder seal assembly for decreasing powder usage in a powder bed additive manufacturing process
    Patent number: 11407035
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing machine for repairing a component includes a build platform that supports the component and a powder dispensing assembly for selectively depositing additive powder over the build platform. A powder seal assembly includes a powder support plate positioned above the build platform and defining an aperture for receiving the component without contacting the component. An inflatable sealing element is operably coupled to the powder support plate around the aperture and is inflated to contact and seal against the component, thereby forming a support surface above the build platform upon which additive powder may be deposited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jinjie Shi, Scott Mitchel Lowe, Matthew Scott Langford, Jolene Ranae Grethel
  • Powder Seal Assembly for Decreasing Powder Usage in a Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing Process
    Publication number: 20200238382
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing machine for repairing a component includes a build platform that supports the component and a powder dispensing assembly for selectively depositing additive powder over the build platform. A powder seal assembly includes a powder support plate positioned above the build platform and defining an aperture for receiving the component without contacting the component. An inflatable sealing element is operably coupled to the powder support plate around the aperture and is inflated to contact and seal against the component, thereby forming a support surface above the build platform upon which additive powder may be deposited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jinjie Shi, Scott Mitchel Lowe, Matthew Scott Langford, Jolene Ranae Grethel