Patents
US 12420474 B2: Additive manufacturing system with tunable material properties
- Granted
- 2025-09-23
- Filed
- 2022-12-13 application 18080297
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein are additive manufacturing systems and methods for printing 3D objects.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250923.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University 107 patents | US company or organization | Bethlehem, PA | Lehigh University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state LEHIGH UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Coulter | Schnecksville, PA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C64/106 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y50/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | COULTER, JOHN P. signed 2019-10-29 | LEHIGH UNIVERSITY BETHLEHEM, PA | 62071/6 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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