ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,885, issued on March 3, was assigned to DM3D Technology LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Oscillating nozzle for sinusoidal direct metal deposition" was invented by Bhaskar Dutta (Troy, Mich.) and Vijayavel Bagavath-Singh (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method for the rapid manufacturing of objects by direct metal deposition are disclosed. The system and method include an oscillating nozzle suspended by a gantry system or a robotic arm over a workpiece build. In some embodiments, the workpiece build is supported by a rotary stage, while in other embodiments the workpiece build is stationary. In embodiments includ...