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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Isaac M. Ehrenberg, Brookline, MA (US);
Bae-Ian Wu, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Sanjay Emani Sarma, Lexington, MA (US);
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Methods of forming shaped structures on a surface are provided. The methods utilize 3D stencils in conjunction with depositing material(s) on a surface. The surface can be non-planar. In some exemplary embodiments, a method of forming a shaped structure on a surface includes placing a 3D stencil onto a non-planar surface such that a non-planar facing side of the stencil conformally covers the non-planar surface, and depositing a material onto the non-planar surface over which the 3D stencil is placed. The deposited material becomes the shaped structure that has at least a layer facing the non-planar surface that conforms to such surface. At least the non-planar facing side of the stencil maintains the shape that is congruent with the non-planar surface when no force is applied to both the non-planar facing side and an opposed opposing side of the stencil. Stencils, stencil masks, kits, and other methods are also provided.