ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,843, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Shaping device and shaping method" was invented by Takaharu Aotani (Tokyo) and Yohei Masada (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaping device for producing a layered body by repeatedly performing a step of forming a powder layer and a step of fixing powder in at least a partial region of the powder layer includes a first liquid application unit configured to apply a first liquid including a binder for binding the powder, a second liquid application unit configured to apply a second liquid for suppressing a flow of the first liquid, and a control unit that controls the ...