ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,731, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DIGITAL METAL AB (Hoganas, Sweden).
"Powder applicator for metal-binder jetting" was invented by Hans Kimblad (Hoganas, Sweden) and Niclas Malm (Hoganas, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powder dispenser (16) for metal-binder jetting is proposed. The powder dispenser (16) comprises a blade assembly (42) having: a first blade (44) and a second blade (46). The first blade (44) and the second blade (46) are separated, form a space (48) between them for holding a metal powder and a slit (18) for dispensing the metal powder, and the slit (18) has a width that is adjustable. A powder dispensin...