Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spray forming structural joints
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Application No.: US16046462Application Date: 2018-07-26
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Publication No.: US11269311B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Alexander Pai-chung Teng , Eahab Nagi El Naga , Steven Blair Massey, Jr.
- 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: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; G05B19/4099 ; C23C24/04 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
Systems, apparatus, and method for manufacturing a structure are disclosed. The structure includes a first portion, a second portion, and a structural joint. The apparatus is configured to receive instructions for printing the structural joint. The instructions are based on a data model of the structural joint. The apparatus is also configured to receive the first portion and the second portion, the first portion having a first conical tip and the second portion having a second conical tip. The apparatus is further configured to receive material. Additionally, the apparatus is configured to print the structural joint based on the instructions. The printing may include spray forming the material to produce the structural joint. The structural joint connects the first portion to the second portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200033833A1 SPRAY FORMING STRUCTURAL JOINTS Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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