ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,778, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Siemens Energy Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Superalloy powder mixture for liquid assisted additive manufacturing of a superalloy component" was invented by Kazim Ozbaysal (Charlotte, N.C.) and Ahmed Kamel (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A superalloy powder mixture is provided for use with additive manufacturing or welding metal components or portions thereof. The superalloy powder mixture includes at least 51% by weight a high melt superalloy powder and at least 5% by weight a low melt superalloy powder. The low melt superalloy powder may have a solidus temperature lower than the solidu...