ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,690, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Peridot Print LLC (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Manufacturing 3D printed objects" was invented by Natalie Laura Harvey (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain), Ariadna Marin Camara (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain), Xavier Gasso Puchal (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain) and Arnau Mestres Rosas (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a 3D printed object. The method comprises treating an outer surface of a 3D printed object with a dye condensing solvent vapour on the treated outer surface; and dissolving a portion of the treated outer surface...