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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Narender Shankar Lakshman, Torrance, CA (US);
Broc William TenHouten, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Kevin Robert Czinger, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Antonio Bernerd Martinez, El Segundo, CA (US);
Jon Paul Gunner, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Muhammad Faizan Zafar, Long Beach, CA (US);
DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for co-casting of additively manufactured, high precision Interface Nodes are disclosed. The Interface Node includes an integrated structure including one or more complex or sophisticated features and functions. Co-casting of Interface Nodes by casting a part onto the Interface Node results in a hybrid structure comprising the cast part and the additively manufactured Interface Node. The interface node may include at least one of a node-to-tube connection, node-to-panel connection, or a node-to-extrusion connection. In an embodiment, engineered surfaces may be provided on the Interface Node to improve the blend between the Interface Node and the cast part during the co-casting process.