ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,145,201, issued on Nov. 19, was assigned to JOINT STOCK COMPANY "NVO "CHERVONA HVILYA" (Kiev, Ukraine).

"System for manufacturing of three dimensional objects" was invented by Dmytro Kovalchuk (Kiev, Ukraine), Ihor Melnyk (Kiev, Ukraine), Vitalii Melnyk (Kiev, Ukraine) and Borys Tugai (Kiev, Ukraine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for manufacturing of three dimensional objects by layered deposition is provided. The system includes a base substrate for formation of three dimensional objects placed on a supporting plate; a functional assembly comprising a gas-discharge electron beam gun, a feedstock guide, a cold annular cathode an...