US Patent Issued to Desktop Metal on April 22 for "Techniques for depowdering additively fabricated parts through fluid immersion and related systems and methods" (Massachusetts, California, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,431, issued on April 22, was assigned to Desktop Metal Inc. (Burlington, Mass.).

"Techniques for depowdering additively fabricated parts through fluid immersion and related systems and methods" was invented by Jamison Go (Orlando, Fla.), Daniel Sachs (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Robert J. Nick (Pepperell, Mass.), Jonah Samuel Myerberg (Lexington, Mass.) and Michael Goldblatt (Lincoln, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for depowdering in additive fabrication are provided. According to some aspects, techniques are provided that separate powder from additively fabricated parts through liquid immersion of the parts. Motion of the li...