ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,319, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to PostProcess Technologies Inc. (Buffalo, N.Y.).
"Exhaust system for support removal apparatus" was invented by Anthony Wesley (Machias, N.Y.), Michael Russell Valvo (East Aurora, N.Y.), Gary Douglas Burch (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Daniel Hutchinson (Orchard Park, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved exhaust system and method for an apparatus that removes support material from additively manufactured parts is disclosed. The apparatus includes an enclosed chamber in which the additively manufactured parts are placed. A heated detergent fluid is sprayed at the additively manufactured par...