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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Applicant:
David A. Hinkley, La Mirada, CA (US);
Inventor:
David A. Hinkley, La Mirada, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/08 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/402 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0194 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0465 (2013.01); F17C 2227/03 (2013.01); F17C 2260/013 (2013.01); F17C 2260/01 (2013.01); F17C 1/00 (2013.01); F17C 2260/036 (2013.01); F17C 2203/066 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0323 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0388 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0447 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0636 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0341 (2013.01); F17C 2209/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid storage and transport module includes complex plumbing features such as fluid reservoirs, filters, heat exchangers, three-dimensionally routed tubing, valves, mixing chambers, and exit apertures formed in and on a monolithic common bulk material using an additive rapid prototyping process of depositing multiple layers of rapid prototyping materials without welds, adhesives or compression fittings, being made by a method that minimizes leaks, maximizes packing density of the functional components, and increases the plumbing robustness to leaks.