ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,475, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES INC. (Worcester, Mass.) and SAINT-GOBAIN SURFACE SOLUTIONS FRANCE (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France).

"Abrasive articles and methods for forming same" was invented by Brahmanandam V. Tanikella (Northborough, Mass.), Charles J. Gasdaska (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Michael J. Lemberger (Dudley, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming an abrasive article via an additive manufacturing technique including forming a layer of powder material comprising a precursor bond material and abrasive particles, compacting at least a portion of the layer to form a compacted l...