ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,672, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Daniel Todd Rose (Wilmington, N.C.).
"Foamable thermoplastic compositions for 3D printing" was invented by Daniel Todd Rose (Wilmington, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for 3D printing a patient-specific bone implant having variable density, in various aspects, comprises: (1) providing a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising: (A) between about 20% and about 50% bioactive agent by weight; (B) between about 0.5% and about 10% chemical foaming agent by weight; and (C) balance structural polymer by weight; (2) receiving, by computing hardware, a scan of a bone, the scan comprising...