ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,258, issued on June 24, was assigned to Hasbro Inc. (Pawtucket, R.I.).
"Toy fixture and printing system" was invented by William Howard Lyon Belknap Jr. (Mansfield, Mass.), Robert Chester Mackowiak (Oakland, R.I.), Patrick Marr (Franklin, Mass.), Daniel Anthony D'Amico (Uxbridge, Mass.) and Tyler Nelson (Cranston, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing system includes: a plurality of unitary objects each having a unique identification code, a plurality of fixtures arranged on a base, and a printer controller. Each unitary object includes a uniquely-shaped three-dimensional body fixed to a plate by a connection mechanism. Each...