Patents
US 12711603 B2: Distortion prediction for additive manufacturing using image analysis
- Granted
- 2026-08-18
- Filed
- 2022-04-22 application 17727362
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Examples described herein provide a method that includes performing an image analysis on an image of a layer of an object being manufactured by an additive manufacturing system to identify an exposed surface in the image of the layer. The method further includes performing a build simulation to generate a simulated distortion for the layer. The method further includes evaluating build data to determining a value of an influencing factor for the layer. The method further includes predicting at least one of a predicted distortion or a predicted re-coater interference for a next layer, using a machine learning model, based at least in part on the image analysis, the build simulation, and the build data. The method further includes implementing an action, based at least in part on the at least one of the predicted distortion or the predicted re-coater interference, to alter fabrication of the next layer.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 (ipgb20260818.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC 922 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayesh Rameshlal Jain | The Woodlands, TX | 23 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | |
| Gunarajan Chaudhry | Bangalore, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | ||
| Chad Yates | Houston, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/001 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| 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 | B33Y50/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B13/027 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JAIN, JAYESH RAMESHLAL signed 2022-03-17 CHAUDHRY, GUNARANJAN signed 2022-02-27 YATES, CHAD signed 2022-02-23 | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC HOUSTON, TX | 59685/359 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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