US 11,850,804 B2
Radiation-enabled retention features for fixtureless assembly of node-based structures
Lukas Philip Czinger, Los Angeles, CA (US); Vincent Arunas Burokas, Los Angeles, CA (US); Jason Vincent Gallagher, Los Angeles, CA (US); Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Samuel Noah Miller, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/940,754.
Prior Publication US 2022/0032555 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 24/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 65/4845 (2013.01) [B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29L 2024/006 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first structure including a groove, and at least one window configured to allow electromagnetic (EM) radiation into the groove;
a second structure including a retention feature;
wherein the groove of the first structure is configured to contains at least one adhesive to join the first structure to the second structure, and comprises a recess, which receives the retention feature of the second structure;
wherein the at least one adhesive cures at a first rate upon exposure to one of time or heating, and wherein the at least one adhesive cures at a second rate faster than the first rate upon exposure to the EM radiation; and
wherein the at least one window comprises a screen.