ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,115, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to NuVasive Inc. (San Diego).
"Mold for processing of materials" was invented by Wei-Hsiang Chang (Duluth, Ga.), Stephen Lee Laffoon (Atlanta) and Christopher S. D. Lee (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In general, in various embodiments, the present disclosure is directed systems and methods for producing a porous surface from a solid piece of polymer. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to a mold for processing a material. The mold includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface. A void within the body is configured to receive a porogen and a piece of thermoplastic ...