IP Library Granted Patent US 10,648,084
Granted Patent B2
US 10,648,084 · App. 15/388,172 · Granted May 12, 2020

Material deposition to form a sheet structure

Inventors: Gary D. Roberge (Tolland, CT); William J. Brindley (Hebron, CT)
Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,648,084
App. No.
15/388,172
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a sheet structure includes providing a tool having a formation surface corresponding to a shape of the sheet structure. The method also includes depositing at least one layer of material on the formation surface using a cold-spray deposition technique. The method also includes removing the at least one layer of material from the formation surface to create the sheet structure.

Claims (10)

1. A method for forming a sheet structure, comprising:

providing a tool having a formation surface corresponding to a shape of the sheet structure;

removing a portion of the formation surface of the tool to form a recess in the formation surface, the recess having an angle that is greater than 90 degrees to allow particles to bond together in the recess;

depositing at least one layer of material on the formation surface using a cold-spray deposition technique, including depositing a greater amount of material in the recess on the formation surface such that the sheet structure has a greater thickness at a location corresponding to the recess; and

removing the at least one layer of material from the formation surface to create the sheet structure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sheet structure has a thickness between 5 thousandths of an inch (0.127 millimeters) and 1 inch (25.4 millimeters).

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the tool via additive manufacturing.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising preparing a model of the tool using a computer, and controlling a robot to form the tool based on the model of the tool.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming an interface coating on the formation surface via electroplating, such that depositing the at least one layer of material includes depositing the at least one layer of material on the interface coating.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the at least one layer of material from the formation surface includes removing the at least one layer via at least one of applying physical force to the at least one layer of material in a direction away from the formation surface, applying a releasing agent between the at least one layer of material and the formation surface, increasing a temperature of the tool, or etching the at least one layer of material from the formation surface using an acid or other chemically reactive material.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE AND REMOVE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11886281 AND ADD PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 14846874. TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054062 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055659/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054062/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA NAME FROM GOODRICH CORPORATION TO UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040746 FRAME 0605. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 27, 2016
From: ROBERGE, GARY D.; BRINDLEY, WILLIAM J.
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041190/0317 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2016
From: ROBERGE, GARY D.; BRINDLEY, WILLIAM J.
To: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040746/0605 →
Continuity (1)
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