ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,745, issued on July 29, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).
"Three-dimensional shaping device" was invented by Masayuki Gozu (Ina, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional shaping device includes: a dispensing unit having a nozzle and configured to dispense a material toward a stage; a cleaning mechanism configured to clean the nozzle; a moving unit configured to move the dispensing unit and the cleaning mechanism relative to the stage; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the moving unit. The cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning unit including a purge unit in which the material is purged ...