An Apple patent application for a unique color 3D printer was published in early December. This doesn't necessarily mean that the consumer tech behemoth will develop and commercialize a 3D printer.

With the expiration of a major 3D printing patent, some experts believe a whole new generation of home 3D printers is on its way. Others, however, aren't so sure. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

The global automotive industry experienced a 48% decline in the number of 3D printing-related patent applications in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of 3D printing-related ...

The global consumer industry experienced a 10% decline in the number of 3D printing-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of 3D printing-related ...

A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20240034880A1) discloses a method for 3D-printing objects using a thermoplastic composition containing an amorphous polyamide polymer. The method ...

Except it is Stratasys that actually has patents on other people’s work and is using those to sue. It is unfortunately the reality of the patent system that you can obtain patents on other people's ...

Crowdsource funding giant, Kickstarter, has been pulled into the middle of a patent infringement lawsuit for a project that was funded through its website. A group of Massachusetts Institute of ...

Purdue University researchers have developed a patent-pending method to add particles to filament and disperse them evenly through a traditional fused deposition modeling, or FDM, 3D printer, which ...

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Ricoh filed the most 3D printing patents within the consumer industry in Q3 2024. The company filed 20 3D printing-related patents in the quarter ...

The global consumer industry experienced a 25% decline in the number of 3D printing-related patent applications in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of 3D printing-related ...