ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,986, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to PostProcess Technologies Inc. (Buffalo, N.Y.).

"System and method for removal of support material or resin from additively manufactured parts" was invented by Craig Ostrum (Buffalo, N.Y.), Daniel Joshua Hutchinson (Orchard Park, N.Y.), Daniel Fuglewicz (Getzville, N.Y.), Anthony Wesley (Machias, N.Y.), Robert Bosinski (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Bernd Gigas (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method are disclosed for removing support material or resin from additively manufactured parts. The apparatus includes a processing pump at least a portion of which is located in o...