ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,400, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Ivoclar Vivadent AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein) and IO Tech Group Ltd. (London).
"Method for layer-wise manufacturing of a shaped body" was invented by Hendrik John (Buchs, Switzerland), Michael Zenou (Hashmonaim, Israel) and Christian Ritzberger (Grabs, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for layer-wise additive manufacturing of a shaped body made up of slices of processed layers, including the steps: creating a layer of a slurry, the slurry including binder, a dispersing medium and a particulate filler material, solidifying the slurry layer, directing electromagnetic radiation to ...