US Patent Issued to GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY on July 1 for "Method for integrated fixturing of direct print molds for cast components" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,787, issued on July 1, was assigned to GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Method for integrated fixturing of direct print molds for cast components" was invented by Ethan Conrad Schaeffer (Greenville, S.C.) and Canan U. Hardwicke (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of optimizing strength in an improved mold for a cast component. The method may include the steps of evaluating a flaw in an existing mold, adding external reinforcement features to a design of the improved mold, manufacturing the improved mold in an additive manufacturing process, and casting the cast component in the improved mold....