ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,934, issued on May 6, was assigned to STILFOLD AB (Nacka Strand, Sweden).

"Methods for use in material processing of a two-dimensional sheet like material" was invented by Tue Beijer (Nacka Strand, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a method for material processing of a two-dimensional sheet like material. The method comprises: obtaining information related to a desired design of a three dimensional object; obtaining information related to material characteristics of the sheet like material; defining a primary surface and a secondary surface of the desired design; and defining a geometrical relationship b...