ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,011, issued on June 30.
"Ultrasonically assisted polymer extrusion" was invented by Miranda Marcus (Columbus, Ohio) and Amin Moghaddas (Columbus, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extrusion system comprising an ultrasonic component that includes an ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic transducer body; and an extrusion apparatus configured to receive ultrasonic vibrations from the ultrasonic component, wherein the extrusion apparatus includes a rotating extruder screw housed within a heated barrel and wherein the heated barrel is configured to receive material to be extruded therein; a connector coupled with the ultrasonic ...