US Patent Issued to Stratasys Powder Production on June 30 for "Method of operation for an apparatus for layer-by-layer manufacture of 3D objects" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,026, issued on June 30, was assigned to Stratasys Powder Production Ltd. (London).

"Method of operation for an apparatus for layer-by-layer manufacture of 3D objects" was invented by Gianluca Dorini (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing 3D objects with an apparatus having first and second heat sources and a thermal sensor. The method includes carrying out a build process after a thermal calibration process for a thermal control component(s). The calibration and build processes include a layer cycle including (i) providing a layer of particulate material defining a build bed surface; (ia) heating the surface...