US Patent Issued to LPW Technology on June 10 for "Docking arrangement for an additive manufacturing process" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,071, issued on June 10, was assigned to LPW Technology Ltd (Widnes, Great Britain).

"Docking arrangement for an additive manufacturing process" was invented by Callum Healey (Widnes, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking mechanism (100) for coupling an outlet (16) of a container (12) to an inlet (18) for a component of an additive manufacturing process. The locking mechanism (100) includes one or more locking members (102a, 102b) which are moveable, in use, between at least a first position and a second position. One or more actuators (104a, 104b) are provided and are configured, in use, to control movement of the on...