US Patent Issued to SUOMINEN on May 20 for "3D printed sleeve and a method for preparing thereof" (American, Finnish, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,142, issued on May 20, was assigned to SUOMINEN OYJ (Helsinki).

"3D printed sleeve and a method for preparing thereof" was invented by Charlie Blackwell (St. Paul, Minn.), Justin Boncher (Green Bay, Wis.), Gian Luca Polosa (Varese, Italy), Tero Haaparanta (Nakkila, Finland) and Markku Koivisto (Kauniainen, Finland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a manufacturing process of equipment for use in the production of nonwoven fabrics and paper products. According to the present invention, a sleeve for an embossing roller is produced using additive manufacturing, specifically 3D printing. These technologies permit the...