US Patent Issued to Lockheed Martin on Oct. 28 for "Additive manufacture of complex intermetallic and ceramic structures" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,075, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, Md.).

"Additive manufacture of complex intermetallic and ceramic structures" was invented by David Glen Findley (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to some embodiments, a system includes a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a hydraulic press, and a kiln. The three-dimensional printer includes a print bed, a first printhead, and a second printhead. The first printhead is configured to deposit a layer of a first powder on the print bed. The second printhead is configured to deposit a layer of a second powder on the print bed. The hydraulic pre...