ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,049, issued on April 22, was assigned to UT-BATTELLE LLC (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).
"Embedding sensors in 3D-printed silicon carbide" was invented by Christian M. Petrie (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Brian C. Jolly (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Michael P. Trammell (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved method for embedding one or more sensors in SiC is provided. The method includes depositing a binder onto successive layers of a SiC powder feedstock to produce a dimensionally stable green body have a true-sized cavity. A sensor component is then press-fit into the true-sized cavity. Alternatively, the...