Title: Additive manufactured serialization

Abstract

Methods for forming an identifying mark in a structure are described. The method is used in conjunction with an additive manufacturing method and includes the alteration of a process parameter during the manufacturing process. The method can form in a unique identifying mark within or on the surface of a structure that is virtually impossible to be replicated. Methods can provide a high level of confidence that the identifying mark will remain unaltered on the formed structure.

Inventors:

Bobbitt, III, John T.

Issue Date:

Tue Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:

Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1351820

Patent Number(s):

9626608

Application Number:

14/955,222

Assignee:

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC.

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS

B29C64/106 - using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material
B29C64/118 - using filamentary material being melted, e.g. fused deposition modelling [FDM]
B29C64/153 - using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
B29C64/165 - using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING

B33Y10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
B33Y80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B41 - PRINTING B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES

B41M3/14 - Security printing {

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06K - RECOGNITION OF DATA

G06K19/06037 - {multi-dimensional coding}
G06K7/10722 - {Photodetector array or CCD scanning}

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC09-08SR22470

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 01

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE