US Patent Issued to Blue Origin Manufacturing on July 22 for "Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing processes" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,133, issued on July 22, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).

"Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing processes" was invented by Landon Luick (Kent, Wash.) and Steven James Craigen (Auburn, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing processes are disclosed. The systems can include multiple laser directors, soot-removal devices, magnetic chucks, replenishable powder distribution blades, automated powder level detectors, and/or overall process automation techniques."

The patent was filed on Nov. 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/513,3...