DIP-COAT BINDER SOLUTIONS COMPRISING METAL DIP-COAT POWDER FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Granted: May 12, 2022
Application Number:
20220145102
A dip-coat binder solution comprises a metal dip-coat powder and a dip-coat binder. The dip-coat binder solution has a viscosity greater than or equal to 1 cP and less than or equal to 40 cP. The metal dip-coat powder may comprise a stainless steel alloy, a nickel alloy, a copper alloy, a copper-nickel alloy, a cobalt-chrome alloy, a titanium alloy, an aluminum alloy, a tungsten alloy, or a combination thereof. A method of forming a part includes providing a green body part comprising a…
SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING DISTORTION OF GREEN BODY PARTS DURING SINTERING
Granted: May 12, 2022
Application Number:
20220143922
A method of predicting a post-sintering geometry of a green body part includes determining stress differentiating material properties of a material configuration of the green body part by physically measuring the stress differentiating material properties of the material configuration and identifying a plurality of stress regions in the green body part via a first sintering analysis of the green body part. Each stress region is associated with a portion of the green body part subjected…
DIP-COAT BINDER SOLUTIONS COMPRISING A DIP-COAT METALLIC PRECURSOR FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Granted: May 12, 2022
Application Number:
20220143699
A dip-coat binder solution comprises a dip-coat metallic precursor and a dip-coat binder. The dip-coat binder solution has a viscosity greater than or equal to 1 cP and less than or equal to 150 cP. A method of forming a part includes providing a green body part comprising a plurality of layers of print powder and a print binder, dipping the green body part in a dip-coat binder solution, and heating the dip-coated green body part. The dip-coated green body part is heated to form a coated…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING A GEOMETRY OF A GREEN BODY PART BASED ON SINTERING-INDUCED DISTORTION
Granted: May 12, 2022
Application Number:
20220143694
A method of generating a distortion-compensated geometry for a workpiece includes generating a green body part geometry for the workpiece, discretizing the green body part geometry into a green body part mesh and performing a first sintering analysis on the green body part mesh to generate a post-sintering mesh based on the green body part mesh, the post-sintering mesh including a plurality of post-sintering mesh nodes. The method also includes co-registering the post-sintering mesh and…
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WIRELESS SENSORS AND A MONITORED PATIENT
Granted: May 5, 2022
Application Number:
20220133149
Systems and methods of wireless sensing of physiological data includes obtaining physiological data from a patient with a wireless sensor. A patient location device determines a location of the patient. A location of the wireless sensor is obtained. The physiological data from the wireless sensor is associated to the patient based upon a determined proximity of the location of the wireless sensor to the location of the patient.
FABRICATED CMC NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
Granted: May 5, 2022
Application Number:
20220136397
Nozzle segment assemblies for gas turbine engines include an outer band, inner band, and at least one airfoil body between the outer band and inner band. The airfoil body includes an outer end extending through the outer band and having an outer end reinforced wall portion engaging with the outer band and an inner end extending through the inner band and having an inner end reinforced wall portion engaging with the inner band. A thickness of the outer end and inner end reinforced wall…
METHOD TO ENHANCE PHOSPHOR ROBUSTNESS AND DISPERSABILITY AND RESULTING PHOSPHORS
Granted: May 5, 2022
Application Number:
20220135876
Briefly, in one aspect, the present invention relates to processes for producing a stabilized Mn4+ doped phosphor in solid form and a composition containing such doped phosphor. Such process may include combining a) a solution comprising at least one substance selected from the group consisting of: K2HPO4, an aluminum phosphate, oxalic acid, phosphoric acid, a surfactant, a chelating agent, or a combination thereof, with b) a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I in solid form, where formula…
CLEANING SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
Granted: May 5, 2022
Application Number:
20220134668
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.
MONITORING OPERATION OF ELECTRON BEAM ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTALS
Granted: May 5, 2022
Application Number:
20220134467
Devices, systems, methods, and kits of parts for monitoring operation of an electron beam additive manufacturing systems are disclosed. A monitoring system includes one or more measuring devices positioned on the at least one wall in the interior of a build chamber of the additive manufacturing system. Each one of the one or more measuring devices includes a piezoelectric crystal. The monitoring system further includes an analysis component communicatively coupled to the one or more…
RAKE ARM ASSEMBLIES
Granted: May 5, 2022
Application Number:
20220134443
A rake arm assembly mountable to a build table having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface is provided. The rake arm assembly includes a rake arm body extending in a direction transverse to a working axis and positionable at the upper surface of the build table, a first guide rail mountable to the lower surface of the build table and extending along the working axis, a first rake support member fixed to a first end of the rake arm body and movably supported on the first guide…
ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY
Granted: April 28, 2022
Application Number:
20220131365
An electrical assembly comprises a plurality of modules (36), each module (36) including at least one switching element (38) and at least one energy storage device (40), the or each switching element (38) and the or each energy storage device (40) in each module (36) arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, wherein each module (36) includes a respective sensor (46) that is configured to monitor at least one other of the plurality of modules (36), each sensor…
Adaptive linear linked piston electric power generator
Granted: April 28, 2022
Application Number:
20220127999
A load adaptive linear electrical generator system is provided for generating DC electrical power. The electrical generation system includes one or more power generation modules which will be selectively turned on or off and additively contribute power depending on the DC power demand. Each power generating module includes a pair of linear electrical generators connected to respective ones of a pair of internal combustion piston based power assemblies. The piston in the internal…
DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ROUTING DATA TO DISTRIBUTED DEVICES IN AIRCRAFT
Granted: April 21, 2022
Application Number:
20220123957
Devices, systems, and methods for routing data to distributed devices in an aircraft are disclosed. A data routing system includes an aircraft and an equipment communicatively coupled to a control unit. The aircraft includes a control unit, and one or more distributed modules. The control unit is configured to communicate with each of the one or more distributed modules via an engine control bus. The control unit is configured to receive an Ethernet packet from the equipment via an…
CURRENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
Granted: April 21, 2022
Application Number:
20220123652
There is provided a current control circuit (20) for connection between a first electrical network (42) and a converter, the current control circuit (20) comprising: first and second input terminals (24,26) for connection to the first electrical network (42); first and second output terminals (28,30) for respective connection to converter terminals (46,48) of the converter; first and second switching limbs, the first switching limb interconnecting the first input and output terminals…
VATLESS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Granted: April 14, 2022
Application Number:
20220111593
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: a build table, at least a portion of which is transparent, the build table defining a build surface; a material applicator operable to deposit a radio-energy-curable resin on the build surface; a stage positioned facing the build surface of the build table and configured to hold a one or more cured layers of the resin; one or more actuators operable to change the relative positions of the build table and the stage; a radiant energy apparatus…
SWITCHING VALVE
Granted: March 31, 2022
Application Number:
20220103091
There is provided a switching valve for a voltage source converter. The switching valve comprises a plurality of modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the switching valve including a controller configured to selectively control the switching of the switching elements to select…
RELATING TO POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS
Granted: March 31, 2022
Application Number:
20220102979
In the field of high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission networks, there is a need for improvements to allow a single power converter to control individual AC network voltages carried by multiple AC transmission conduits to multiple AC network elements, such as respective wind parks. A power transmission network (10; 100) comprises a power converter (12) which has first and second DC converter terminals (14, 16) that are for connection, in use, to a DC network. The power…
PROBABILISTIC FATIGUE AND BLEND LIMIT ASSESSMENT AND VISUALIZATION METHODS FOR AIRFOILS
Granted: March 31, 2022
Application Number:
20220100919
A method of analyzing a blended airfoil that includes generating a plurality of simulated blended airfoil designs each including one of a plurality of blend geometries, training surrogate models representing the plurality of simulated blended airfoil designs based on natural frequency, modal force, and Goodman scale factors, determining a likelihood of operational failure of each of the plurality of blended airfoil designs in response to one or more vibratory modes, determining which of…
AIRFOIL HAVING CAVITY INSERT TO SEPARATE FLOW
Granted: March 24, 2022
Application Number:
20220090505
According to various embodiments, an airfoil includes an outer wall defining an airfoil body surrounding at least one cavity and a removable insert including at least one mating feature for coupling the removable insert with the airfoil body between a first location within the at least one cavity and a second location within the at least one cavity. The removable insert is free of openings and separates a first air flow path from a second air flow path through the at least one cavity.…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULL-SCALE SAMPLING TO CONDUCT MATERIAL TESTS ON A STEAM TURBINE ROTOR
Granted: March 24, 2022
Application Number:
20220090991
A method for generating material test samples for conducting material tests of a legacy steam turbine rotor having an inter-blade region rotor surface, and an inlet region rotor surface adjoining the inter-blade region rotor surface. The method includes forming an annular ring of rotor material in the sample area and forming a material test sample from a portion of the annular ring. Also described is a legacy steam turbine rotor including an inter-blade region rotor surface, and an inlet…
