ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,985, issued on Jan. 13.

"Methods and apparatus for mobile additive manufacturing" was invented by Robert A. Flitsch (North Providence, R.I.) and Frederick A. Flitsch (Framingham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides various advancements for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing. The present disclosure includes methods for the utilization of mobile and automated processing apparatus and may include examples of printing three dimensional items. In some examples, printing concrete structures may be performed. Artificial intelligence techniques may enhance operations and may be u...