ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,830, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Three-dimensional shaping device" was invented by Manabu Watanabe (Shiojiri, Japan) and Akihiko Tsunoya (Okaya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional shaping device includes a stage having a shaping surface formed with a first, second, third, and fourth groove, a discharge unit configured to supply a shaping material to the shaping surface, a moving mechanism configured to relatively move the stage and the discharge unit, and a control unit configured to control the discharge unit and the moving mechanism. The control unit is configured to execute ...