US Patent Issued to William Marsh Rice University on Dec. 16 for "Methods of fabricating laser-sintered carbohydrate materials and compositions and uses thereof" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,775, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to William Marsh Rice University (Houston).

"Methods of fabricating laser-sintered carbohydrate materials and compositions and uses thereof" was invented by Jordan S. Miller (Houston) and Ian S. Kinstlinger (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition useful in forming a structure in the form of a substantially interconnected vascular network. The composition includes a powder including a carbohydrate powder and an anti-caking agent, where the powder: has a granular form, and has a specific energy of less than 6 millijoules per milliliter (mJ/mL)."

The patent was filed on May 21, 2021, u...