ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,494, issued on Dec. 16.
"Dynamically creating three-dimensional object files for components needing to be replaced at point of need" was invented by David Louis Edelen III (Charlotte Hall, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for dynamically generating object files for a component that needs to be replaced at time and location the component is needed. An operator can navigate a graphical user interface to select generic component types, representative of the overall component, and then generic configuration sub-types of the component. The operator is then able to input parameters to customize the component to their ...