ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,708, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to PERIDOT PRINT LLC (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Treatment of parts by vaporized solvent" was invented by Arnau Mestres Rosas (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain), Ariadna Marin Camara (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain), Natalie Harvey (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain) and Xavier Gasso Puchal (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is described in which a part is placed within a chamber. Vaporized solvent is provided within the chamber such that the solvent condenses onto and treats the part. A vacuum is then applied to the chamber to extract the solvent and stop the treatment. The vacu...