ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,476, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to 3D Systems Inc. (Rock Hill, S.C.).

"Additives for build materials and associated printed 3D articles" was invented by Khalil Moussa (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Additives for three-dimensional build materials or inks are described herein which, in some embodiments, can impart one or more structural enhancements to articles printed from the build materials. In one aspect, a polymerizable liquid comprises at least one additive including a plurality of cyclopolymerizable functionalities separated by an aliphatic linker or alkylene oxide linker."

The patent was filed on Marc...