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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Antonio Bernerd Martinez, El Segundo, CA (US);
Muhammad Faizan Zafar, Long Beach, CA (US);
Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William David Kreig, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Roy Smith, Escondido, CA (US);
David Brian TenHouten, Los Angeles, CA (US);
DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing adhesive inlet and outlet ports are presented herein. Adhesive inlet and outlet ports are additively manufactured to include additively manufactured (AM) valves for reducing and/or eliminating sealant leakage and backflow. Robot end effectors are tailored to interface with the AM inlet and outlet ports and to provide an adhesive source and/or a vacuum source. AM inlet and outlet ports enable robust, lightweight, multi-material AM parts connected via adhesive joining.