METHOD FOR ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF ELECTROFORM TOOLING INSERTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220235480A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17618631

    申请日:2020-06-15

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising growing a shim by disposing a mandrel having an optional textured surface in an electrolytic bath, where the shim contains a negative image of the optional textured surface formed by electrolytic deposition of a metal; affixing the shim working-side down on a reference plane using a fixture; optically scanning the shim to reverse engineer a geometry of a non-working surface, where reverse engineering a geometry of the non-working surface includes developing a profile of the non-working surface and the thickness of the shim; and adding a material to the non-working surface of the shim via additive manufacturing to form a tool insert.

    SOLUBLE TEMPLATES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220024112A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17296275

    申请日:2019-11-26

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a template comprising a soluble polymer having disposed thereon a texture; where the texture comprises a pattern comprising a first plurality of spaced features; the spaced features arranged in a plurality of groupings; the spaced features within a grouping being spaced apart at an average distance of about 1 nanometer to about 500 micrometers; each feature having a surface that is substantially parallel to a surface on a neighboring feature; each feature being separated from its neighboring feature; and wherein the groupings of features being arranged with respect to one another so as to define a tortuous pathway; where the template in in the form of a free-standing film that has a maximum thickness of 1.5 millimeters and a minimum thickness that is no greater than 40 percent of the maximum thickness; where the surface area of the textured surface is at least greater than 10 cm2.

    TEXTURED SURFACES HAVING VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF SURFACE ENERGY, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210213703A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US17054841

    申请日:2019-05-15

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multilayered article comprising a first layer having a surface texture on a first surface; and a second layer contacting the surface texture on the first layer; where the surface texture comprises a plurality of identical patterns; each pattern being defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the first surface, at least one spaced apart feature having a dimension of about 1 nanometer to about 1 millimeter, the plurality of features each having at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry, wherein each pattern has at least one feature which is identical to a feature of a neighboring pattern and shares that feature with the neighboring pattern, wherein an average spacing between adjacent spaced apart features is about 1 nanometer to about 1 millimeter in at least a portion of the first surface, wherein the plurality of spaced apart features are represented by a periodic function.

    Die for continuously manufacturing textured surfaces and methods of manufacture thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11241815B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US16332918

    申请日:2017-09-20

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a die assembly comprising a first attachment block having a passage, an inlet port and an exit port; where the passage is operative to transport a molten material from the inlet port to the outlet port; a die; and a conduit; where the conduit comprises a passage that is operative to transport the molten material from the first attachment block to an entry port of the die; where the die comprises a first outer tube; and an extrusion pin that comprises a post and fins; where the extrusion pin is located in the first outer tube using the fins and where the post extends from the fins in a direction away from the entry port of the die; and where the post comprises one or more passages; where at least of these passages open to the atmosphere to provide for pressure equalization; and a travelling template; the template being operative to contact an extrudate that emanates from the die and to transfer a texture to a surface of the extrudate by virtue of pressure applied by a guide tube to the extrudate via the travelling template.

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