US Patent Issued to Impossible Objects on Aug. 25 for "Recycled polymers for 3D printing" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,974, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Impossible Objects Inc. (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Recycled polymers for 3D printing" was invented by Robert Swartz (Highland Park, Ill.), Michael Vasquez (Chicago), Buckley Crist (Wilmette, Ill.) and Eugene Gore (Des Plaines, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Waste product from any of a variety of processes (injection molding, selective laser sintering) is processed to form powders that have particle size and distribution optimal for a 3D printing technology known as Composite Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM). Alternative recycling processes include grinding and sieving, emulsion extruding, and...