ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,758, issued on March 18, was assigned to The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Mo.).

"Additively-manufactured structure for reactionary processes" was invented by Fateme Rezaei (Rolla, Mo.), Ali Rownaghi (Rolla, Mo.) and Shane Lawson (Rolla, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of additively manufacturing a structure for use in a reactionary process includes forming a material from metal or metal oxide particles, a dispersion solvent, and a binder. The method also includes depositing the material onto a build platform and curing the material to form a structure for use in a reactionary process. The structure i...