ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,996, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to BMF NANO MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD (Shenzhen, China).

"Device and method for keeping liquid level constant during 3D printing" was invented by Chong Peng (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for keeping the liquid level constant during 3D printing includes a liquid bath for containing printing liquid, a printing platform for carrying a printed sample, a liquid level counterbalance inserted into the liquid bath, and a link mechanism connected with the printing platform and the liquid level counterbalance respectively for driving the liquid level counterbalance to ascend whe...