US Patent Issued to PAXIS on July 15 for "Additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,222, issued on July 15, was assigned to PAXIS LLC (Crystal Lake, Ill.).

"Additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method" was invented by Frederick Knecht (Woodstock, Ill.) and Michael G. Littrell (Crystal Lake, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deposition mechanism is configured for producing a three-dimensional object within a build area using a flowable material in a layer-by-layer technique, and includes an exposure device configured for emitting electromagnetic waves, the exposure device having an array of outlets configured for emitting electromagnetic waves toward an exposure site to solidify applied flowable material...