Robotic assembly of transport structures using on-site additive manufacturing

KR Czinger, BW TenHouten, DC O'connell… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Techniques for flexible, on-site additive manufacturing of components or portions thereof for
transport structures are disclosed. An automated assembly system for a transport structure …

Additive manufacturing in gel-supported environment

SJE Tibbits, C Guberan, JS Laucks… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Described are methods for making three dimensional objects. A nozzle is positioned within a
gel inside a container of gel. The position of the nozzle within the gel is changed while …

Active lattices

SJE Tibbits, A Papadopoulou, JS Laucks - US Patent 10,549,505, 2020 - Google Patents
An active lattice capable of self-transforming responsive to a stimulus, such as heat or
moisture, includes a plurality of links interconnected to each other at a plurality of nodes. At …

Nodes with integrated adhesive ports and channels for construction of complex structures

KR Czinger, WB Balzer, PV Penmetsa… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A joint design to connect tubes for a space frame, where a space frame may be a vehicle
chassis, is provided. The joint may connect carbon fiber tubes and may be designed with …

Active woven materials

SJE Tibbits, D Mairopoulos, JS Laucks - US Patent 10,633,772, 2020 - Google Patents
Active fabrics typically include a plurality of fibers. At least one of the fibers exhibits a change
in length or width upon exposure to an external stimulus, such as heat, moisture, or light …

Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured exoskeleton-based transport structures

BW TenHouten, KR Czinger, SP Macey… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to additively manufactured vehicle
exterior structures, designed to enclose the vehicle surface and support required operational …

Suspension systems using hydraulic dampers

JR Bucknell - US Patent 10,926,599, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A dual-mode suspension system using hydraulic dampers is disclosed.
One or more dampers on each side of the four wheel suspension system are coupled to a …

Additive manufacturing of viscoelastic materials

RB MacCurdy, D Rus, JI Lipton - US Patent 11,052,597, 2021 - Google Patents
Described is a method of forming a structure having viscoelastic properties. The method can
include a) depositing a layer of droplets of a solidifying material and a non-solidifying …

Motor vehicle body and/or replica

HW Jung, DC O'connell, CW Yu… - US Patent App. 29 …, 2023 - Google Patents
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3-D-printed components including fasteners and methods for producing same

JP Gunner, JR Bucknell, AB Martinez… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
One aspect is an apparatus including an additively manufactured first component and a
captive nut contained within the first component for interconnecting the first component to a …