US Patent Issued to Nexa3D on Jan. 28 for "Modular, damped X, Y-Z three-dimensional printer construction" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,580, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Nexa3D Inc. (Ventura, Calif.).

"Modular, damped X, Y-Z three-dimensional printer construction" was invented by Erik John Gjovik (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), William Jack MacNeish III (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Blake Ryland Teipel (Pflugerville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular three-dimensional printer frame including a z-stage frame adapted to support a build platform, a damper frame connected to the z-stage frame adapted to support a print head, a mount arranged between the z-stage frame and the damper frame, and a damper arranged between the z-stage frame and the damper frame. The dampe...