US Patent Issued to The Johns Hopkins University on Sept. 8 for "Autonomous mechanical performance characterization of three-dimensional articles on a build plate" (Maryland, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,730,046, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Autonomous mechanical performance characterization of three-dimensional articles on a build plate" was invented by Salahudin M. Nimer (Fulton, Md.), Edwin B. Gienger IV (Washington), Steven M. Storck (Catonsville, Md.) and Andrew M. Lennon (Ellicott City, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for autonomous mechanical property testing of specimens on a build plate includes fabricating a plurality of the specimens on a build plate, wherein each of the specimens comprises an upper portion and a lower portion integral to the build plate. Each of th...