ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,192, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to AIRTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

"Polymer compositions for extrusion and additive manufacturing processes" was invented by Aubrey Gerald Jackson (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Zachary Ian Skelton (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Philip Lunn (Warwick, Great Britain) and Guy Rene Schindler (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polymer composition capable of being additively manufactured includes a polymer matrix and a magnetically receptive additive. The polymer composition may be additively manufactured or extruded to form a tool which may be used to form a composite part....