ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,095, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Carbon Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Three-dimensional printing with reciprocal feeding of polymerizable liquid" was invented by Alexander Ermoshkin (Pittsboro, N.C.), David Shirvanyants (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Nordstrom Kirk Phelps (San Carlos, Calif.), Nikita Ermoshkin (Pittsboro, N.C.), Edward T. Samulski (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Joseph M. DeSimone (Monte Sereno, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods, systems and apparatus (including associated control methods, systems and apparatus), for the production of a three-dimensional object by "bottom up" additive manufactur...