Trussed structures for additive manufacturing and methods of formation thereof
AssigneeOrca Sciences LLC
InventorsDylan Owens, Menyoung Lee, Patrick Gallagher
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Abstract
A refractory material foam can include a plurality of members made from a refractory material, where each member of the plurality of members is fused to one or more other members of the plurality of members at a fusion point, where each member of the plurality of members is arranged in a determined spatial location.
Claims20
A refractory carbide or pyrolytic carbon foam comprising:
- a plurality of struts made from a refractory carbide or pyrolytic carbon, wherein each strut of the plurality of struts is fused to one or more other struts of the plurality of struts using the refractory carbide or the pyrolytic carbon at a fusion point, wherein each strut of the plurality of struts is arranged in a determined spatial location.
An ordered lattice composed of a refractory carbide or pyrolytic carbon, comprising a plurality of unit cells wherein each unit cell comprises two struts that trace different paths within the respective unit cell, wherein the two struts are fused together at least once within the respective unit cell, and wherein the plurality of unit cells are fused together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.