US Patent Issued to Thermwood on May 20 for "Near net shape additive manufacturing system" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,141, issued on May 20, was assigned to Thermwood Corp. (Dale, Ind.).

"Near net shape additive manufacturing system" was invented by Kenneth J. Susnjara (Birdseye, Ind.), Brian S. Smiddy (Newburgh, Ind.) and John Fuquay (Boonville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first vertically-extending support leg, a second vertically-extending support leg, and a gantry supported on the first and second support legs. The additive manufacturing apparatus also includes a work table movably supported beneath the gantry, a print head supported on the gantry, and a trim head supported on the gantry wit...