US Patent Issued to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY on July 1 for "Compound non-planar reinforced composite structures using layer-by-layer printing" (Emirati Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,934, issued on July 1, was assigned to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).

"Compound non-planar reinforced composite structures using layer-by-layer printing" was invented by Waleed Khalil Ahmed (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The composite 3D-printed curved elements and methods of making same provide arches and domes with high resistance to shear and flexural failure, thereby allowing the production of large, curved 3D-printed elements. The elements include a primary composite fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D-printed component in the form of an arch or dome with one or more g...