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US 12,715,072 · App. 17/848,661 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Additive manufacturing system with gas flow head

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,715,072
App. No.
17/848,661
Filed
Jun 24, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
LIU, CHRIS Q
Art Unit
3761
USPC
219/76.1
Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: VULCANFORMS INC.; ARWOOD MACHINE CORPORATION
To: STIFEL BANK
Reel/Frame 070149/0420 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2025
From: VULCANFORMS INC.; ARWOOD MACHINE CORPORATION
To: HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 070076/0270 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: SWEETLAND, MATTHEW
To: VULCANFORMS INC.
Reel/Frame 062105/0819 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16531691 · Aug 5, 2019
Provisional Application 62715028 · Aug 6, 2018
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