公开(公告)号：US20250163546A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US18814143

申请日：2024-08-23

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Mu LI ,  Christian Patino ,  Keith Mertan ,  Chan Cheong Pun ,  Michael Thomas Kenworthy

IPC: C22C21/00 ,  B33Y70/00

Abstract: An alloy may include iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) and aluminum (Al). The Fe may include the range 1% to 5.8% by weight of the alloy, the Mn may include the range 1.2% to 9.1% by weight of the alloy. The alloy may further include one or more of silicon (Si), nickel (Ni) and zirconium (Zr). Also, an alloy may include copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), Zr and Al, wherein the Cu may include the range 0.8% to 5.1% by weight of the alloy, the Mg may include the range 0.5% to 3.9% by weight of the alloy and the Zr may include the range 0.3% to 10% by weight of the alloy, and the alloy may further include one or more of manganese, lithium, titanium, silicon, iron and nickel.

公开(公告)号：US12269093B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US18159646

申请日：2023-01-25

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Bahram Issari ,  Michael Thomas Kenworthy ,  Taylor Caitlin Doty

IPC: F16L11/12 ,  B22F12/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  F16L11/10 ,  B22F10/28

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing and/or destroying support structures associated with objects fabricated using additive manufacturing techniques are presented herein. Structural supports may be used during an additive manufacturing process to prevent deformation of a build piece (e.g., three dimensional (3D) printed structure). In some examples, a build piece may be manufactured such that the structural supports are internal to the completed build piece. However, removing the structural supports may reduce the weight of the build piece and reduce the amount of debris trapped within the build piece. Thus, certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to a hose including a bendable and elongated tube member as well as a fracturing member configured to fracture an internal support structure within an additively manufactured part.

公开(公告)号：US12249812B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17578357

申请日：2022-01-18

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： John Russell Bucknell ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez

IPC: H02B1/20 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H01M50/505

Abstract: Techniques for co-printing of bus bars for printed structural energy modules are presented herein. An apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a first component configured to be a primary structure of a vehicle, the first component-co-printed with a first electrical conductive path, the first electrical conductive path configured to be connected to a second electrical conductive path of a second component of the vehicle, wherein the first electrical conductive path and the second electrical conductive path are configured to enable electricity transmission.

公开(公告)号：US12226824B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17520582

申请日：2021-11-05

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Thomas Kenworthy

IPC: B22F12/30 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/73 ,  B22F12/52 ,  B22F12/57 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: Techniques for rapid powder removal in a 3-D printer are disclosed. In various embodiments, the 3-D printer has a build plate for supporting a build piece. The build plate includes first structures for supporting unfused powder on a top of the build plate when the first structures are in a closed configuration. The first structures can transition to an open configuration to expose paths for allowing the unfused powder to pass through the build plate, and a second structure for preventing the build piece from passing through the build plate when the first structures are in the open configuration. In various embodiments, the unfused powder can thereafter be replaced with cool powder to assist in forming a predictable microstructure that makes up the build piece.

公开(公告)号：US20250041976A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18922224

申请日：2024-10-29

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Lars Jacquemetton ,  Vivek R. Dave ,  Mark J. Cola ,  Glenn Wikle ,  R. Bruce Madigan

IPC: B23K31/12 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B33Y10/00

Abstract: This disclosure describes an additive manufacturing method that includes monitoring a temperature of a portion of a build plane during an additive manufacturing operation using a temperature sensor as a heat source passes through the portion of the build plane; detecting a peak temperature associated with one or more passes of the heat source through the portion of the build plane; determining a threshold temperature by reducing the peak temperature by a predetermined amount; identifying a time interval during which the monitored temperature exceeds the threshold temperature; identifying, using the time interval, a change in manufacturing conditions likely to result in a manufacturing defect; and changing a process parameter of the heat source in response to the change in manufacturing conditions.

公开(公告)号：US12203397B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17178048

申请日：2021-02-17

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  Yong-Bae Cho ,  John Russell Bucknell ,  Michael Vasile ,  Michael Bolton

IPC: F01N1/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B60R19/02 ,  B62D21/15 ,  F01N13/18 ,  G10K11/162 ,  G10K11/172

Abstract: Multifunction noise suppression and crash structures are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, the multifunction structure includes a body, inlet and outlet pipes, and a plurality of walls within the body that bound resonator cells and that are configured to suppress exhaust noise passing through the resonator cells from the inlet to the outlet pipes. The structure may be positioned between crash rails at the rear of the vehicle and between the engine and bumper. The walls may be generally aligned with, or near, the predicted impact direction and they may crumple in a controlled manner during an impact. In various embodiments the structure is 3D printed to enable construction of a wide diversity of geometric topologies and to minimize mass.

公开(公告)号：US12152629B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US18159046

申请日：2023-01-24

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Marek Grabis

IPC: E21B17/046 ,  F16B7/18

Abstract: The present aspects include an adhesive and mechanically bonded adapter or node. The adapter or node comprises a connection member, including: an outer wall extending in a first direction from a first proximal end to a first distal end; an inner wall extending within the outer wall, in the first direction, from a second proximal end to a second distal end; and a base wall extending from an inner surface of the outer wall to an outer surface of the inner wall between the first proximal end and the second proximal end; and wherein the outer wall, the inner wall, and the base wall define a space having a distance between the outer wall and the inner wall that varies in the first direction, wherein the space is configured to fixedly position an end portion of a tube inserted into the space such that the end portion is fixed to the inner surface of the outer wall and the outer surface of the inner wall.

公开(公告)号：US20240383040A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18669455

申请日：2024-05-20

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Seyedalireza TORBATISARRAF ,  Michael Thomas Kenworthy ,  Chan Cheong Pun

IPC: B22F10/28 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for multi modular ring mode fiber optic configuration, laser powder bed fusion, and fine process control during an additive manufacturing (AM) process. A multi-mode ring laser beam with a first power distributed in a first beam is generated, as a spot beam or a first ring beam, and a second power distributed in a second ring beam surrounding the first beam. The multi-mode ring laser beam is applied to one or more materials to transform the material(s) into an AM build piece. An AM method includes depositing a powder first material in a powder bed, exposing the powder first material to a second material, wherein an absorption coefficient of the second material is higher than an absorption coefficient of the first material at the wavelength, and applying a laser beam with a wavelength to the powder first material and the second material to generate a composite material. An AM method includes controlling an optical component to apply a laser beam to a region of material during an AM process, receiving sensor data regarding the region; determining a process characteristic of the region based on the sensor data, obtaining a comparison by comparing the process characteristic to a target characteristic, and modifying a variable corresponding to control of the optical component based on the comparison that modifies a printing output in accordance with a target output.

公开(公告)号：US12111638B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17342926

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Kevin Robert Czinger ,  Michael Thomas Kenworthy ,  Lukas Philip Czinger ,  Jinbo Chen ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  Matthew Cooper Keller ,  Alex James Hamade

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41805 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B19/4188 ,  G05B19/41885

Abstract: Adaptable manufacturing systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus for manufacturing a product in accordance with the present disclosure may include a design apparatus, an assembly apparatus, and a control apparatus, coupled to the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus. The control apparatus receives input information from the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus. The control apparatus provides output information for altering at least one parameter used by at least one of the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus in the manufacture of the product.

公开(公告)号：US20240326158A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18601845

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： R. Bruce Madigan ,  Lars Jacquemetton ,  Glenn Wikle ,  Mark J. Cola ,  Vivek R. Dave ,  Darren Beckett ,  Alberto M. Castro

IPC: B23K26/03 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/31 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B23K31/12 ,  B23K101/00 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y50/02

CPC classification number: B23K26/032 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B23K15/0086 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B23K31/125 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/31 ,  B22F2203/11 ,  B23K2101/001

Abstract: This disclosure describes various methods and apparatus for characterizing an additive manufacturing process. A method for characterizing the additive manufacturing process can include generating scans of an energy source across a build plane; measuring an amount of energy radiated from the build plane during each of the scans using an optical sensor; determining an area of the build plane traversed during the scans; determining a thermal energy density for the area of the build plane traversed by the scans based upon the amount of energy radiated and the area of the build plane traversed by the scans; mapping the thermal energy density to one or more location of the build plane; determining that the thermal energy density is characterized by a density outside a range of density values; and thereafter, adjusting subsequent scans of the energy source across or proximate the one or more locations of the build plane.