Patents
US 12472562 B2: Friction based additive manufacturing systems and methods
- Granted
- 2025-11-18
- Filed
- 2022-10-21 application 18048758
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Various implementations of a system for friction based additive manufacturing include a tool head that includes a central axis, a first end, and a second end opposite and spaced apart from the first end along the central axis. The tool head defines a feed channel that extends between openings defined by the first end and the second end. The opening defined by the second end is offset from the central axis of the tool head. The tool head is configured for rotating about the central axis. The system also includes an actuator that is configured to urge a feed material through the feed channel in a direction from the first end to the second end. The second end of the tool head is configured for being disposed adjacent a substrate onto which the feed material is being friction stir deposited.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251118.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 193 patents | US company or organization | Tuscaloosa, AL | The University of Alabama College or university FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Galon Allison | Northport, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Brian Jordon | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B22F | Working metallic powder; manufacture of articles from metallic powder; making metallic powder ; apparatus or devices specially adapted for metallic powder | B22F12/55 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23K | Soldering or unsoldering; welding; cladding or plating by soldering or welding; cutting by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting; working by laser beam | B23K20/1215 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y10/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ALLISON, PAUL GALON signed 2023-01-20 JORDON, JAMES BRIAN signed 2023-01-20 | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA TUSCALOOSA, AL | 62506/988 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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