ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,731, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Alloy Enterprises Inc. (Burlington, Mass.).
"Support structures for laminated metallic parts" was invented by Nicholas Mykulowycz (Boxford, Mass.) and Alison Forsyth (Somerville, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the additive manufacturing of an object and a system for manufacturing an object. The method includes depositing a first foil layer, the first foil layer including a first body section, a first support section connected to the first body section, and a second support section connected to the first body section; depositing a second foil layer, the second foil layer compr...