The X Truss Beam™ (XTB™) provides greater strength, lighter weight and smaller footprint than available truss beams and frame structures.

XTB™ expected benefits are light weight, superior strength, and ease of fabrication for products requiring a frame or support structure.

The XTB™ is a fabricated or extruded X section of carbon fiber crisscross wrapped in a high tensile Kevlar thread. Each of the 4 triangular ‘V’ sections of the XTB™ are crossed by the Kevlar thread making a 3 dimensional triangular truss shape that repeats on the 4 sides along the length of the beam.

I can find no product that is currently available on the market that incorporates all the features of the XTB™. The XTB™ will be engineered to meet the following: a ¾” x ¾” x 6’ XTB™ will support a 1,000 lb. force presented at the midpoint of the beam without bending. I can only guess that the XTB™ is 5-10 times stronger and 5-10 times lighter than steel beams.

Trucks and SUVs that have frames can use an XTB™ frame that is lighter, stronger and therefore safer. Electric Vehicles that integrate the battery pack into the vehicle's frame can use an XTB™ system for support and/or easy removal for replacement or charging. Motorcycle frames can be made with an XTB™ system. Trailers of all sizes can be manufactured with XTB™. Any structure that uses normal truss beams can use an XTB™.

I don’t know the best market or the size of that market for the XTB™. Any product that benefits from a lighter, stronger and easy to use beam or frame would benefit.

The product would be manufactured with normal carbon fiber techniques. XTB™ doesn’t exist so production costs haven’t been determined. I envision that XTB™ will be put together like PVC pipe with different connectors for different shapes.