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US 2024/0141491 A1Published application
Deposition support apparatus and method for coating a component
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsThomas John Kilyk, Thomas Edward Mantkowski, Micah Thomas Rainwater
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Abstract
A deposition support apparatus and method for coating a component, the deposition support apparatus including a mask container defining an interior and having an opening providing access to the interior. At least one barrier plate with a component aperture wherein the component extends through the component aperture with a first portion of the component located within the interior and a second portion of the component extending above the at least one barrier plate.
Claims21
A deposition support apparatus comprising:
- a mask container defining an interior and having an opening providing access to the interior;
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- at least one barrier plate formed to be placed into the opening, sized to fit tightly into the opening, and defining a precision cut component aperture with a profile conforming to a shape of a component, the at least one barrier plate abutting or located at a predetermined distance from the component to define an offset gap;
- wherein when the component is located within the component aperture, a first portion of the component is located below the at least one barrier plate and within the interior and a second portion of the component extends above the at least one barrier plate.
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