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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Quinlan Yee Shuck, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Scott Nelson, Carmel, IN (US);
Raymond Ruiwen Xu, Carmel, IN (US);
Brandon David Ribic, Noblesville, IN (US);
Matthew R. Gold, Carmel, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
In some examples, an additive manufacturing technique for forming a vacuum insulator. For example, a method including forming an article including a first layer, a second layer, and at least one support member extending between the first and second layer by depositing a filament via a filament delivery device, wherein the filament includes a sacrificial binder and a powder, and wherein the first layer, second layer, and at least one support member define an open cavity within the article; removing the binder; and sintering the article to form the vacuum insulator, wherein the vacuum insulator defines a vacuum environment in the cavity.