ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,575, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Laser surface healing systems and methods" was invented by Keng Hsu (Tempe, Ariz.) and Pu Han (Gilbert, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary systems and methods utilize laser heating to improve the surface finish, dimensional tolerance, and material strength of objects constructed via fused filament fabrication."

The patent was filed on April 25, 2023, under Application No. 18/306,627.

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