Patents by Inventor John Franklin DUNHAM

John Franklin DUNHAM has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for joining node and tube structures
    Patent number: 11174884
    Abstract: Connections between nodes and tubes are provided. An apparatus can include additively manufactured first and second nodes, a tube, and an interconnect connecting the tube to the first and second nodes. An apparatus can include a node having an end portion with inner and outer concentric portions forming an annular gap therebetween, and a tube having an end portion extending into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES. INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Czinger, Broc William TenHouten, John Russell Bucknell, Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Eahab Nagi El Naga, William Bradley Balzer, Zachary Meyer Omohundro, Praveen Varma Penmetsa, Matthew Michael O'Brien, John Franklin Dunham
  • Systems and methods for joining node and tube structures
    Patent number: 10605285
    Abstract: Connections between nodes and tubes are provided. An apparatus can include additively manufactured first and second nodes, a tube, and an interconnect connecting the tube to the first and second nodes. An apparatus can include a node having an end portion with inner and outer concentric portions forming an annular gap therebetween, and a tube having an end portion extending into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Czinger, Broc William TenHouten, John Russell Bucknell, Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Eahab Nagi El Naga, William Bradley Balzer, Zachary Meyer Omohundro, Praveen Varma Penmetsa, Matthew Michael O'Brien, John Franklin Dunham
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING NODE AND TUBE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20200056645
    Abstract: Connections between nodes and tubes are provided. An apparatus can include additively manufactured first and second nodes, a tube, and an interconnect connecting the tube to the first and second nodes. An apparatus can include a node having an end portion with inner and outer concentric portions forming an annular gap therebetween, and a tube having an end portion extending into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Robert CZINGER, Broc William TenHOUTEN, John Russell BUCKNELL, Antonio Bernerd MARTINEZ, Eahab Nagi EL NAGA, William Bradley BALZER, Zachary Meyer OMOHUNDRO, Praveen Varma PENMETSA, Matthew Michael O'BRIEN, John Franklin DUNHAM
  • Systems and methods for joining node and tube structures
    Patent number: 10480555
    Abstract: Connections between nodes and tubes are provided. An apparatus can include additively manufactured first and second nodes, a tube, and an interconnect connecting the tube to the first and second nodes. An apparatus can include a node having an end portion with inner and outer concentric portions forming an annular gap therebetween, and a tube having an end portion extending into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Czinger, Broc William TenHouten, John Russell Bucknell, Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Eahab Nagi El Naga, William Bradley Balzer, Zachary Meyer Omohundro, Praveen Varma Penmetsa, Matthew Michael O'Brien, John Franklin Dunham
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING NODE AND TUBE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190048912
    Abstract: Connections between nodes and tubes are provided. An apparatus can include additively manufactured first and second nodes, a tube, and an interconnect connecting the tube to the first and second nodes. An apparatus can include a node having an end portion with inner and outer concentric portions forming an annular gap therebetween, and a tube having an end portion extending into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Robert CZINGER, Broc William TenHOUTEN, John Russell BUCKNELL, Antonio Bernerd MARTINEZ, Eahab Nagi EL NAGA, William Bradley BALZER, Zachary Meyer OMOHUNDRO, Praveen Varma PENMETSA, Matthew Michael O'BRIEN, John Franklin DUNHAM