Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for producing panels using 3D-printed tooling shells
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Application No.: US15430395Application Date: 2017-02-10
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Publication No.: US10759090B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Jon Paul Gunner , 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: B33Y10/00
- IPC: B33Y10/00 ; B29C33/38 ; B29C70/48 ; B22F3/105 ; B22F5/00 ; B29K105/08 ; B29K307/04 ; B29C70/40 ; C22C49/14 ; B22F3/00 ; C22C1/04

Abstract:
Techniques for producing panels such as for use in a vehicle, boat, aircraft or other transport structure or mechanical structure using a 3-D-printed tooling shell are disclosed. A 3-D printer may be used to produce a tooling shell containing Invar and/or some other material for use in molding the panels. A channel may be formed in a 3-D printed tooling shell for enabling resin infusion, vacuum generation or heat transfer. Alternatively, or in addition to, one or more hollow sections may be formed within the 3-D printed tooling shell for reducing a weight of the shell. The panel may be molded using the 3-D printed tooling shell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180229402A1 METHODS FOR PRODUCING PANELS USING 3D-PRINTED TOOLING SHELLS Public/Granted day:2018-08-16
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