Patent ID: 9482103
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B22C,B22D,B22F,B23K,B23P,B32B,B33Y,C30B,F01D,F05D,F23R,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. An intermediate component with an internal passageway, the intermediate component comprising: a solid metallic additively manufactured component with an internal passageway in a near finished shape, wherein the component has voids greater than 0 percent but less than approximately 15 percent by volume and up to 15 percent additional material by volume in the near finished shape compared to a desired finished configuration; a ceramic core disposed within the internal passageway of the component; and an outer ceramic shell mold encasing an entirety of the component, such that an entire external surface of the component is covered by the outer ceramic shell mold.