ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,788, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Wrmth Corp. (Coldwater, Canada).

"Client device with slicer for three-dimensional printing and methods for use therewith" was invented by Aaron Scot Outhwaite (Sturgeon Falls, Canada), Sally Jean Daub (Toronto) and John W. Pomeroy (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A client device includes a 3D slicer that operates by: automatically generating fin support data based on a selected print angle corresponding to at least one fin support configured to support the object during printing via a 3D printer, the at least one fin support including a vertical triangular fin element having a leading edge...