ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,999, issued on June 3, was assigned to Intrepid Automation Inc. (San Diego).

"Multiple image projection system and method for additive manufacturing" was invented by Ben Wynne (Escondido, Calif.), Jamie Lynn Etcheson (San Diego), Christopher Sean Tanner (Idyllwild, Calif.), Robert Lee Mueller (San Diego) and Ivan Dejesus Chousal (Chula Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An additive manufacturing system, and associated methods, comprise an image projection system comprising a plurality of image projectors that project a composite image onto a build area within a resin pool. The composite image comprises a plurality of sub-ima...