ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,782, issued on July 21, was assigned to Peridot Print LLC (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Three-dimensional printing with metal oxide nanoparticle fusing agents" was invented by Krzysztof Nauka (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Vladek Kasperchik (Corvllis, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes multi-fluid kits for three-dimensional printing, three-dimensional printing kits, and systems for three-dimensional printing. In one example, a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing can include a fusing agent and a detailing agent. The fusing agent can include water and metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed therein. The metal oxide n...