US Patent Issued to Desktop Metal on May 27 for "Techniques for depowdering additively fabricated parts through vibratory motion and related systems and methods" (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,438, issued on May 27, was assigned to Desktop Metal Inc. (Burlington, Mass.).

"Techniques for depowdering additively fabricated parts through vibratory motion and related systems and methods" was invented by Jamison Go (Orlando, Fla.), Robert Michael Shydo Jr. (Pelham, N.H.), Emanuel M. Sachs (Newton, Mass.), Michael Santorella (Boston), Midnight Zero (Wilmington, Mass.), Jonah Samuel Myerberg (Lexington, Mass.), Joseph Gabay (Somerville, Mass.), Jeffrey von Loesecke (Hingham, Mass.) and Alexander K. McCalmont (Hollis, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for depowdering in additive fabrication are provided. According to s...