Interlocking Metasurfaces

Additive manufacturing (AM) can be used to fabricate a wide palette of interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs). ILMs can be architecturally tailored to achieve intentional engagement and disengagement forces, and are amenable to topological optimization. ILMs can be fabricated using nearly any AM process a...

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Main Authors Noell, Philip, Boyce, Brad, Young, Benjamin, Leathe, Nicholas, Bolmin, Ophelia
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.02.2024
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
HABERDASHERY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
JEWELLERY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Additive manufacturing (AM) can be used to fabricate a wide palette of interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs). ILMs can be architecturally tailored to achieve intentional engagement and disengagement forces, and are amenable to topological optimization. ILMs can be fabricated using nearly any AM process at different length scales according to the capabilities of the process. As a result, ILMs represent a new class of joining technology enabled by additive manufacturing that is complementary to traditional joining processes including fasteners, welds, adhesives, etc.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202217888846