ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,684, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Velo3D Inc. (Fremont, Calif.).
"Three-dimensional printing systems and methods of their use" was invented by Benyamin Buller (Cupertino, Calif.) and Zachary Ryan Murphree (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatuses, processes, software, and systems for producing high quality 3D objects. Described herein are printing apparatuses features that facilitate control of debris within an enclosure where one or more printing operations are performed."
The patent was filed on June 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/216,720....