ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,415, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Method for producing recorded matter having three-dimensional image, device for producing recorded matter having three-dimensional image, and foam-promoting liquid" was invented by Tetsufumi Shiba (Kanagawa, Japan), Olivia Herlambang (Kanagawa, Japan) and Yoshiyuki Nagase (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recorded matter having a three-dimensional image is produced by a method comprising the steps of: applying, to a recording medium including a substrate and a foaming layer provided thereon, a foam-promoting liquid containing water and a foam-promoting compone...