ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,028, issued on June 3, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Fla.).

"Electrochemical three-dimensional printing and soldering" was invented by Arash Takshi (Tampa, Fla.) and Sabrina Marie Rosa-Ortiz (Tampa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrogen evolution assisted electroplating nozzle includes a nozzle tip configured to interface with a portion of a substructure. The nozzle also includes an inner coaxial tube connected to a reservoir containing an electrolyte and an anode, the inner coaxial tube configured to dispense the electrolyte through the nozzle tip onto the portion of the substructure. The nozzle also in...