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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Hofmann, Altadena, CA (US);
Samuel C. Bradford, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 35/04 (2006.01); F16B 37/12 (2006.01); F16B 33/02 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 35/041 (2013.01); F16B 33/006 (2013.01); F16B 33/02 (2013.01); F16B 37/122 (2013.01); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29L 2009/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate to structurally interrelate two components using inserts made from metallic glass-based materials. In one embodiment, a method of structurally interrelating two components includes: forming an insert from a metallic glass-based composition; where the formed insert includes a metallic glass-based material; affixing the insert to a first component; and structurally interrelating the second component to the first component using the insert.