ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,529, issued on May 13, was assigned to 3D SYSTEMS INC..

"Modular print bed for 3D bioprinter" was invented by Taciana Leticia Woellner Duarte Pereira (Philadelphia), Thomas Castner (Philadelphia), Madeline Winter (Newton Square, Pa.) and Ricardo Solorzano (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods for a bioprinter capable of printing an object having biological components. In some embodiments, the bioprinter includes a modular print bed having a recessed area configured to receive a variable insert and a printer head positioned above the modular print bed. In some embodiments, the printer head has ...