Methods of producing a cellular structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11020909
APP PUB NO 20190118486A1
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16165880

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A method of producing a cellular structure via an additive manufacturing technique includes the steps of: providing a feedstock material to an additive manufacturing printer device; dispensing the feedstock material from the printer device; and controlling the dispensing of the feedstock material to form at least one layer of the cellular structure according to a first predetermined gradient. In some aspects, the cellular structure comprises an array of cells surrounded, respectively, by walls, and arranged to create a non-uniform relative density and/or cell geometry across a width and/or a height of the cellular structure. An article of manufacture produced by such methods includes a cellular structure configured to produce a controlled collapse with selectable dynamic stiffness characteristics by altering the distribution and geometry of cells within the cellular structure, while being able to maintain a substantially similar static stiffness characteristic.

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION1534 WHITE AVENUE SUITE 403 KNOXVILLE TN 37996-1527

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Compton, Brett Gibson Knoxville, US 3 7
Goin, Michael James Knoxville, US 1 7
Shams, Hesam Knoxville, US 1 7
Shylo, Oleg Knoxville, US 1 7

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