ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,225, issued on June 16, was assigned to Addman Intermediate Holdings LLC (Fort Myers, Fla.).

"Methods for 3D printing and additive manufacturing of refractory alloys" was invented by Youping Gao (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A part made from a refractory alloy is manufactured using additive manufacturing or casting. The part is coated with a protective coating prior to the step of hot isostatic pressing the part."

The patent was filed on May 25, 2022, under Application No. 18/239,366.

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