ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,446, issued on May 27, was assigned to DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Los Angeles).

"Assembling structures comprising 3D printed components and standardized components utilizing adhesive circuits" was invented by Kevin Robert Czinger (Santa Monica, Calif.), Antonio Bernerd Martinez (El Segundo, Calif.), Broc William Tenhouten (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli (Los Angeles) and Eli Rogers (San Pedro, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect is an apparatus including a plurality of additively manufactured components each having an adhesive injection channel. The components are connected together such that a...