ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,730, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DMG MORI Co. LTD. (Nara, Japan).

"Powder delivery system including a recoater with a removable cartridge" was invented by Justin Whiting (Davis, Calif.), Brett Fafata (Davis, Calif.) and Peyton Archibald (Davis, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powder supply and delivery (PSD) system used in additive manufacturing, the PSD system comprising a powder hopper, a linear vibration system, a diverter, a doser, and a recoater with a removable cartridge. The PSD system is also electrically coupled to the processor, where the memory unit is coupled to the processor, which includes the instruction...