ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An additive-manufacturing system comprising:
- an additive-manufacturing head; and
a surface-processing device coupled to the additive-manufacturing head.
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Abstract
Additive-manufacturing systems, surface-processing apparatuses, and methods of forming products using an additive-manufacturing head are provided. In one aspect, an additive-manufacturing system includes an additive-manufacturing head and a surface-processing device coupled to the additive-manufacturing head. In another aspect, a surface-processing apparatus for an additive-manufacturing head includes a housing configured to be coupled to the additive-manufacturing head and a surface-processing device coupled to the housing. In a further aspect, a method of forming a product using an additive-manufacturing head includes forming one or more layers of the product with the additive-manufacturing head and processing at least one of the one or more layers of the product with a surface-processing device coupled to the additive-manufacturing head.
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88 Claims
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1. An additive-manufacturing system comprising:
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an additive-manufacturing head; and a surface-processing device coupled to the additive-manufacturing head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18)
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7-16. -16. (canceled)
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19-43. -43. (canceled)
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44. A surface-processing apparatus for an additive-manufacturing head, the surface-processing apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured to be coupled to the additive-manufacturing head; and a surface-processing device coupled to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 51, 58, 59, 60)
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47-50. -50. (canceled)
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52-57. -57. (canceled)
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61-82. -82. (canceled)
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83. A method of forming a product using an additive-manufacturing head, the method comprising:
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forming one or more layers of the product with the additive-manufacturing head; and processing at least one of the one or more layers of the product with a surface-processing device coupled to the additive-manufacturing head. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87)
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88-108. -108. (canceled)
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