US Patent Issued to LPW TECHNOLOGY on Aug. 5 for "Coupling system for an additive manufacturing process" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,468, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to LPW TECHNOLOGY LTD (Widnes, Great Britain).

"Coupling system for an additive manufacturing process" was invented by Callum Healey (Liverpool, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a coupling system for an additive manufacturing process, comprising: a conduit for the transfer of material between a container and a further component of the additive manufacturing process; and one or more actuators for controlling operation of the conduit; wherein the conduit comprises first and second portions connected via an extendable intermediate portion; and wherein the on...