ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,682, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).
"Reclamation system for additive manufacturing" was invented by Trent William Muhlenkamp (Cincinnati), Christopher David Barnhill (Cincinnati), Meredith Elissa Dubelman (Liberty Township, Ohio), Carlos H Bonilla (West Chester, Ohio), Brian Thomas Thompson (Loveland, Ohio) and John Thomas Sterle (Clifton Park, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reclamation system for an additive manufacturing apparatus can include a collection structure configured to remove at least a portion of the resin from a foil. A containment vessel can be configured to retain the ...