ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,415, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to SPECTROPLAST AG (Schlieren, Switzerland).

"Method for preparing a 3D-printed silicone" was invented by Manuel Schaffner (Schlieren, Switzerland), Petar Stefanov (Schlieren, Switzerland) and Akin Gursoy (Schlieren, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for preparing a 3D-printed silicone comprising: a) preparation of a 3D model of a preproduct; b) additive manufacturing of the preproduct according to the 3D model of the preproduct using an additive manufacturing device and an additive manufacturing composition comprising: i) at least one silicone building block bearing a pluralit...