US 12,390,859 B2
System and method for reusing powder in additive manufacturing
Lacey Lynn Schwab, Greenville, SC (US); Marina Yeon-Jeung Karr, Greenville, SC (US); and Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/985,094.
Prior Publication US 2024/0157447 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01)
CPC B22F 10/80 (2021.01) [B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising,
a powder reuse system (PRS) executable via a processor and configured to:
receive one or more inputs for a build of a first machine component in a sintering system;
retrieve a model configured to model a reuse of a sintering powder;
derive a time for the reuse of a surplus unsintered powder by applying the one or more inputs to the model, wherein the surplus unsintered powder is left after printing the first machine component via the sintering system using the sintering powder, the reuse includes at least a build of a second machine component, and the time comprises a remaining life of the surplus unsintered powder; and
schedule a test of viability of manufacturing using the surplus unsintered powder based on the remaining life.