US 11,667,095 B2
Powder packing methods and apparatus
Michelle Lynn Sloderbeck, West Chester, OH (US); Christopher Hall, West Chester, OH (US); Laura Banks, West Chester, OH (US); Tim Murphy, West Chester, OH (US); David Ploetz, West Chester, OH (US); Zachary Fieldman, Marina del Ray, CA (US); Christopher C. Chapman, Auburn, AL (US); Emily Bautista, Florence, KY (US); and MacKenzie Ryan Redding, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,823.
Application 17/749,823 is a division of application No. 15/599,169, filed on May 18, 2017, granted, now 11,351,605.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274166 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B22F 3/093 (2006.01); B22F 3/03 (2006.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B30B 11/02 (2006.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01)
CPC B30B 11/022 (2013.01) [B22F 3/03 (2013.01); B22F 3/093 (2013.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/37 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A powder packing apparatus for use in a powder-based additive manufacturing system, the powder packing apparatus comprising:
a vibration source; and
at least one mechanical member characterized by a variable frequency and variable intensity vibration;
wherein the at least one mechanical member is a sleeve configured to envelop at least a portion of the vibration source; and
wherein a clamp engages a portion of the sleeve.