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US 11,560,629 B2Granted
Methods of preparing articles by electrodeposition and additive manufacturing processes
AssigneeModumetal, Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Whitaker, Richard Caldwell, Chad Jennings
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Abstract
Articles prepared by additive manufacturing of preforms that are coated by electrodeposition of nanolaminate materials, and methods of their production are described.
Claims20
A method of forming an article with an electrodeposited coating, the method comprising:
- preparing an electroplatable assembly by an additive manufacturing method, the electroplatable assembly comprising a preform for the article and a thief and/or a shield, which are joined by direct contact or by respective sections of framework, wherein the preform and the thief and/or the shield are oriented relative to each other;
- and
- forming the electrodeposited coating on at least a portion of a surface of the preform by electrodepositing a composition comprising one or more elements onto the preform.
An assembly comprising:
- a preform for an article and a thief and/or a shield, which are joined by direct contact or by respective sections of framework, wherein the preform and the thief and/or the shield are oriented relative to each other;
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- an electrodeposited coating on at least the part of a surface of the preform, the electrodeposited coating comprising a composition comprising one or more elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.