Inventor
GRAHAM MICHAEL EVANS
US44 patents
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43 patentsUS6353768B1Mar 5, 2002
Method and apparatus for designing a manufacturing process for sheet metal parts
GEN ELECTRIC96 citations97
US6661930B1Dec 9, 2003
Method for nesting a computer model of a part with a computer model of a fixture
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations92
US6479790B1Nov 12, 2002
Dual laser shock peening
GEN ELECTRIC28 citations91
US6256546B1Jul 3, 2001
System and method for numerical control processing of an in-processing part
GEN ELECTRIC47 citations91
US5857032AJan 5, 1999
System and method for measuring and monitoring three-dimensional shaped objects
GEN ELECTRIC32 citations90
US6662071B1Dec 9, 2003
Method of manufacturing precision parts with non-precision fixtures
GEN ELECTRIC25 citations89
US5844669ADec 1, 1998
Detecting and minimizing fiber misalignment in a composite during manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations88
US5687305ANov 11, 1997
Projection of images of computer models in three dimensional space
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations88
US10286484B1May 14, 2019
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing calibration
GEN ELECTRIC19 citations83
US10821551B2Nov 3, 2020
Systems and methods for dynamic shaping of laser beam profiles in additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10814429B2Oct 27, 2020
Systems and methods for dynamic shaping of laser beam profiles for control of micro-structures in additively manufactured metals
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations72
US10695865B2Jun 30, 2020
Systems and methods for fabricating a component with at least one laser device
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US10583530B2Mar 10, 2020
System and methods for fabricating a component with laser array
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US10471510B2Nov 12, 2019
Selective modification of build strategy parameter(s) for additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations72
US10406633B2Sep 10, 2019
Selective modification of build strategy parameter(s) for additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations72
US10338569B2Jul 2, 2019
Selective modification of build strategy parameter(s) for additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations72
US10086567B2Oct 2, 2018
Method for additively manufacturing component and component made therefrom
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US9751262B2Sep 5, 2017
Systems and methods for creating compensated digital representations for use in additive manufacturing processes
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations72
US10698386B2Jun 30, 2020
Scan path generation for a rotary additive manufacturing machine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations71
US10983505B2Apr 20, 2021
Scan path correction for movements associated with an additive manufacturing machine
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations69
US10307823B1Jun 4, 2019
Methods and systems for repairing powder containment structures
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations69
US10796018B2Oct 6, 2020
Methods and apparatus to generate an optimized workscope
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations66
US10821508B2Nov 3, 2020
System and methods for enhancing the build parameters of a component
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
US11911848B2Feb 27, 2024
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US11155034B2Oct 26, 2021
System and method for distortion mitigation and compensation in additive manufacturing processes through B-spline hyperpatch field
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations61
US11072039B2Jul 27, 2021
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US10919115B2Feb 16, 2021
Systems and methods for finishing additive manufacturing faces with different orientations
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US7231798B2Jun 19, 2007
System and method for tube bending
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations61
US10906132B2Feb 2, 2021
Scan strategies for efficient utilization of laser arrays in direct metal laser melting (DMLM)
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations60
US6968256B2Nov 22, 2005
Method for processing manufactured parts
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations58
US12337529B2Jun 24, 2025
Compensating laser alignment for irregularities in an additive manufacturing machine powderbed
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations56
US11679551B2Jun 20, 2023
Compensating laser alignment for irregularities in an additive manufacturing machine powderbed
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations56
US9188504B2Nov 17, 2015
Methods for testing turbine blades
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations54
US11090861B2Aug 17, 2021
Systems and methods for lateral material transfer in additive manufacturing system
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51
US10532515B2Jan 14, 2020
Additively manufactured component with locator element for aligning sub-components
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51
US7412300B2Aug 12, 2008
Thermal forming
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51
US11618216B2Apr 4, 2023
Additive manufacturing systems and methods including rotating binder jet print head
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations50
US11571743B2Feb 7, 2023
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations50
US12103107B2Oct 1, 2024
System and methods for compensating for calibration plate irregularities in additive manufacturing systems
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations49
US11247393B2Feb 15, 2022
Additive manufacturing systems and methods including rotating binder jet print head
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations49
US5936718AAug 10, 1999
Method for detecting fiber misalignment in composite manufacturing
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations49
US10518356B2Dec 31, 2019
Methods and apparatus for generating additive manufacturing scan paths using thermal and strain modeling
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations44
US10514680B2Dec 24, 2019
System and method for controlling an additive manufacturing system
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations39