Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for injecting fluids in node based connections
-
Application No.: US15990522Application Date: 2018-05-25
-
Publication No.: US11441586B2Publication Date: 2022-09-13
- Inventor: Eahab Nagi El Naga , David Brian TenHouten , Eli Rogers , Kenneth James Goodstein
- 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: ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Main IPC: B33Y80/00
- IPC: B33Y80/00 ; F15D1/02

Abstract:
An additively manufactured node is disclosed. A node is an additively manufactured (AM) structure that includes a feature, e.g., a socket, a receptacle, etc., for accepting another structure, e.g., a tube, a panel, etc. An additively manufactured node can include a surface with an opening to a feed channel through the node. A second surface of the node can include with a plurality of openings to an array of outlet channels. Each of the outlet channels can extend through the node and can connect to the feed channel. Tortuous paths can be used between channels created by the node surface and adjacent structures as well as node interior surfaces. These tortuous paths can be tuned to allow for optimal fluid flow processes.
Information query