ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,533, issued on June 24, was assigned to Stratasys Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).
"Method for modifying a 3D printed object" was invented by Dirk Achten (Leverkusen, Germany), Bettina Mettmann (Pulheim, Germany), Thomas Buesgen (Leverkusen, Germany) and Michael Kessler (Leverkusen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for modifying an object comprising the step of: I) providing an object which is made at least partially of a construction material comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane. The method also comprises the following steps: II) contacting, at least in part, the construction material, for a first...