ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,132, issued on July 22, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).
"Methods of making a deflection member" was invented by John L. Brent Jr. (Springboro, Ohio), Steven D. Smith (Fairfield, Ohio) and Jacob R. Adams (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a deflection member is disclosed. The method may include the steps of: providing an additive manufacturing apparatus that comprises at least one radiation source and a vat comprising a photopolymer resin, providing a reinforcing member comprising a first surface and a second surface that is opposite the first surface, contacting at least the s...