ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,034, issued on April 14, was assigned to Grid Logic Inc. (Lapeer, Mich.).
"System and method for manufacturing a part" was invented by Matthew J. Holcomb (Metamora, Mich.) and Ira J. Holcomb Jr. (Shelby Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a manufacturing system and method for manufacturing a part. A negative powder forms a holder suitable to hold particles of a positive powder in proximity to one another. A connection scheme such as heating, the use of pressure and/or a binder, when employed, connects the particles to one another to form the part."
The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2022, under App...