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- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing adhesive inlet and outlet ports
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Application No.: US15959036Application Date: 2018-04-20
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Publication No.: US11613078B2Publication Date: 2023-03-28
- Inventor: Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Muhammad Faizan Zafar , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , William David Kreig , Roy Smith , David Brian TenHouten
- 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: B29C64/209
- IPC: B29C64/209 ; B29C64/379 ; B29C64/106 ; B33Y80/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing adhesive inlet and outlet ports are presented herein. Adhesive inlet and outlet ports are additively manufactured to include additively manufactured (AM) valves for reducing and/or eliminating sealant leakage and backflow. Robot end effectors are tailored to interface with the AM inlet and outlet ports and to provide an adhesive source and/or a vacuum source. AM inlet and outlet ports enable robust, lightweight, multi-material AM parts connected via adhesive joining.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190322040A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING ADHESIVE INLET AND OUTLET PORTS Public/Granted day:2019-10-24
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