History of the Cell Material Idea

Historical Background

          First Patent Granted 2008

          Called Building Structured Material Using Cell Geometry.

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The hope was that it could be a Wood replacement by mimicing the cells of a tree.

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The problem was to find the simplest artificial shape that could be manufactured.

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Shape requirements

          Be a standard block shape.

          Easily connectable into a lattice.

          Adjustable for any bulk density.

          Resists Tension and Compression in all axis.

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Two 2D cells could make a 3D cell that could form a 3D lattice.

 

 Base Material

          Plastic

          Metal

          Ceramic

 

This idea is still a work in progress.

From US Patent 9,222,258

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

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Wood is a preferred material for building structures because it has high strength, low density and it may be sawed, cut and/or have a nail driven into it. However, in some areas, there is a limited supply of wood to use as a building material. There currently exists a need for a replacement for wood but that has similar characteristics to wood. Finally, it could be manufactured using local materials, without trees and with minimal expense. Artificially mimicking wood's cell structure may provide a variety of benefits such as: Building a large structure made of smaller easy to transport parts, Imparting redundancy, survivability, and reliability to a material that may suffer damage, including earthquake resistance, Using a robotic assembler to build large structures using standard small interconnected cells, mitigating deforestation.