Patent ID: 7424967

Claim:
A method of constructing a cellular structure having nodes therein comprising: providing at least one truss layer comprised of at least one truss unit, at least one of said truss units being comprised of truss members; providing at least one panel in mechanical communication with said at least one truss unit of said at least one truss layer, said mechanical communication defines contact regions wherein said at least one truss unit is coupled to said at least one panel; said nodes being defined as intersections existing among any of said truss members and said nodes also being defined by said contact regions; providing at least one node pin, said at least one node pin spanning between two desired said nodes; and diffusion bonding at least one of said truss layer to said at least one panel, said bonding includes: applying heat, and applying force that results in said truss layer and said panel that are being bonded to be pressed together, said node pins provide support for the structure so as to concentrate or transmit the applied force onto said contact regions.