US 12,276,959 B2
Additively manufactured metal frame
Navid Poulad, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/229,702.
Prior Publication US 2022/0326535 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G05B 19/18 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/66 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/186 (2013.01) [B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/66 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 2301/052 (2013.01); B22F 2301/205 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02C 5/008 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37355 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing, comprising:
forming a metal frame of a head-mounted computing device shaped as a pair of eyeglasses, at least in part by:
additively manufacturing the metal frame of the head-mounted computing device by performing laser sintering on aluminum powder or titanium powder, wherein:
the metal frame is formed with one or more support structures integral with the metal frame; and
the one or more support structures include one or more lattice support structures and/or one or more hairline support structures;
mounting the metal frame on a jig using the support structures;
cutting the one or more support structures off the metal frame; and
removing an outer surface of the metal frame via a reductive process.