ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,941, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to BMF NANO MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD (Shenzhen, China).

"3D printing device and method using release film to push liquid horizontally to realize coating" was invented by Chong Peng (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 3D printing device includes a liquid bath configured to contain liquid resin and having a main area and an extending area; a printing platform configured to carry a printed sample and inserted into the main area; and a release film assembly including a release film and a release film driving unit for driving the release film to move horizontally between the main area ...