RECOAT ASSEMBLIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME

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EP 4 245 507 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	25.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/43

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/38

(21)	Application number: 23190466.5

(22)	Date of filing: 22.05.2020

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B29C 64/282^(2017.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	B29C 64/218; B33Y 10/00; B33Y 30/00; B22F 2998/00; B29C 64/236; B29C 64/209; B29C 64/291; B29C 64/165; B22F 12/222; B22F 10/14; B22F 12/52; B22F 12/226; B22F 12/90; B22F 10/28; B22F 12/224; B22F 12/63; Y02P 10/25

	C-Sets:
	B22F 2998/00, B22F 10/14, B22F 3/003; B22F 2998/00, B22F 10/28, B22F 3/003;

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

23.05.2019 US 201962851954 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	20732378.3 / 3972817

(71)	Applicant: General Electric Company
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BROMBERG, Vadim Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US) STERLE, John Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US) SMOLENSKI, Joseph, Lucian Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US) BONILLA, Carlos, H. Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US) GRIFFITH, Tyler, Andrew Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US) FULTON, Victor Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US) BUTLER, Robert Schenectady, NY, 12345 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hafner & Kohl PartmbB
	Schleiermacherstraße 25 90491 Nürnberg 90491 Nürnberg (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 09-08-2023 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	RECOAT ASSEMBLIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME

(57) A method for forming an object includes moving a recoat assembly over a build material, where the recoat assembly includes a first roller and a second roller that is spaced apart from the first roller, moving the second roller above the first roller in a vertical direction, rotating the first roller of the recoat assembly in a counter-rotation direction, such that a bottom of the first roller moves in a coating direction, contacting the build material with the first roller of the recoat assembly, thereby fluidizing at least a portion of the build material, while the second roller is spaced apart from the build material in the vertical direction, and moving the fluidized build material with the first roller, thereby depositing a second layer of the build material over an initial layer of build material positioned in a build area.