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Printed optimized TPMS structure

US12252255B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Nicole Sluder Whyte · Mesa, US
Nikhil Anthony Saldanha · Kanchinakote, IN
Chirag Krishnamurthy · Survanagiri, IN
Travis K. Finlay · Winston-Salem, US
Gururaja Nekkar · Kanchinakote, IN
Maxime Dempah · Atlanta, US
Glenn A. Johnson · Rural Hall, US
Mark B. Dowty · Rural Hall, US
Samikshya Parida · Cuttack, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2023
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0647
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) is described. The TPMS is adjustable and tunable depending on desired breathability, vibration performance, weight reduction, pressure distribution, and the like. The TPMS may be used in a cushion of a passenger seat. The cushion may be used for one or more locations of the passenger seat, including a head rest cushion, a back rest cushion, a seat pan cushion, and the like. the TPMS may include a cylindrical gyroid. Each of the cushions may include multiple of the cylindrical gyroids.

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