ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,602, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Dentsply Sirona Inc. (York, Pa.).

"Post-exposure unit" was invented by Klaus Stadlmann (Vienna).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A post-exposure unit for post-exposure of a body manufactured using an additive manufacturing method from a substance curable by radiation, the post-exposure unit comprising at least one radiation source configured for post-exposure, the post-exposure unit including at least one radiation sensor, the radiation sensor being adapted to capture radiation emitted by the radiation source. The post-exposure unit has a receiving space for receiving a body to be post-exposed. The ...