Abstract: A method of making a support garment, comprising: (a) receiving, into a computing system, a 3D image of a human body portion; (b) generating in said computing system an initial virtual 3D model of a support garment in a configuration corresponding to said 3D image, said garment having an outer surface, an inner (body facing) surface, and a thickness dimension therebetween, (c) generating from said initial virtual 3D model a flattening virtual 3D model of said support garment in said computing system, the flattened virtual model in a configuration for additive manufacturing thereof with either said outer surface or said inner surface adhered to a generally planar build platform; and (d) identifying a first zone of either said initial or said flattened virtual 3D model; (e) modifying (before or after step (c), preferably after step (c)) said first zone of said virtual 3D model to comprise a perforated sheet.

Abstract: A biological specimen collection instrument configured for collecting a biological specimen to be analyzed includes: (a) a handle; (b) an elongate flexible or elastomeric stem extending from said handle, said stem having a distal portion terminating at a tip; and (c) a flexible or elastomeric lattice collection element connected to said stem distal portion, said lattice collection element having a body portion and a distal end portion, with at least said body portion, and optionally said distal end portion, having openings therein in a configuration that forms at least one biological specimen collection space.

Abstract: A polymer object includes (a) a body portion having a surface portion thereon; (b) at least a first array of feature elements formed on said surface portion, each of said feature elements comprising: (i) a support structure connected to said surface portion and extending upward therefrom; and (ii) a top segment connected to said support structure, said top structure and said support structure together defining an internal cavity formed therein; (c) said polymer object produced as a single piece object by an additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: A polymer object includes (a) a body portion having a surface portion thereon; (b) at least a first array of feature elements formed on said surface portion, each of said feature elements comprising: (i) a support structure connected to said surface portion and extending upward therefrom; and (ii) a top segment connected to said support structure, said top structure and said support structure together defining an internal cavity formed therein; (c) said polymer object produced as a single piece object by an additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: A method and system for electronically retrieving door hardware items from a database operably coupled to a search mechanism within a data-processing system. The search mechanism can be operated to retrieve specified door hardware items from the database based on a set of user entered search criteria. Thereafter, more specific data can be electronically retrieved from the database via the search mechanism, in response to further user input. The door hardware items are then displayed in a graphical user interface, in response to retrieval of specified door hardware items from the database. Object fields are also displayed in the graphical user interface, such that each object field is associated with a particular subset of the database. The user is then graphically prompted to select a particular subset of the database by selecting a particular object field, thereby narrowing the scope of the database search with increasing granularity.