US Patent Issued to Hamilton Sundstrand on Aug. 5 for "Rotating relative recoater and part orientation" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,607, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Rotating relative recoater and part orientation" was invented by Lawrence Binek (Glastonbury, Conn.) and David W. Morganson (Marlborough, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for additive manufacturing includes a build chamber including a sidewall and a build plate cooperating to define a build volume, wherein the build chamber is configured to house a part and unfused feedstock powder during a build. An energy source is mounted for movement relative to the build chamber, wherein the energy source is configured to selectively sinter the feeds...