Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured exoskeleton-based transport structures
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Application No.: US15659601Application Date: 2017-07-25
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Publication No.: US10751800B2Publication Date: 2020-08-25
- Inventor: Broc William TenHouten , Kevin Robert Czinger , Stuart Paul Macey , David Charles O'Connell , Jon Paul Gunner , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Narender Shankar Lakshman
- Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Angeles
- Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Angeles
- Agency: Arent Fox LLP
- Main IPC: B22F3/15
- IPC: B22F3/15 ; B22F3/00 ; B62D27/02 ; B62D31/02 ; B62D65/02 ; G06F17/50 ; B29C64/153 ; B29C64/124 ; B22F3/115 ; B23K26/00 ; B23K26/342 ; B23K26/08 ; B23K26/144 ; B23K26/14 ; G06F30/15 ; B28B1/00 ; B33Y50/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; B22F3/105 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B23K26/21 ; B23K101/00

Abstract:
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to additively manufactured vehicle exterior structures, designed to enclose the vehicle surface and support required operational loads. The vehicle structure includes cavities into which components that require an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle structure. The structure may be 3-D printed using multiple printing techniques applied in parallel or in series. In an embodiment, the components and structure are modular, use multiple materials and manufacturing techniques, and enable reparability and replacement of single parts.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190030605A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED EXOSKELETON-BASED TRANSPORT STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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