US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Dec. 2 for "Methods of additively manufacturing a manufactured component and systems that perform the methods" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,621, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Methods of additively manufacturing a manufactured component and systems that perform the methods" was invented by Dana Alexander Henshaw (Seattle) and Eric M. Chapman (Bonney Lake, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of additively manufacturing a manufactured component and systems that perform the methods. The methods include determining an energy application parameter at an addition location on a previously formed portion of the manufactured component. The energy application parameter includes an intersection area relationship that describes an area of...