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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Scott Andrew Weaver, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Anthony Joseph Vinciquerra, Rexford, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G07C 3/14 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 99/00 (2015.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); G07C 3/146 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1057 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 99/00 (2014.12); G01N 3/08 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0284 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06395 (2013.01); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11);
Abstract
A powder quality control system includes a powder container, a piston, and at least one sensor. The powder container is configured to contain a powder sample. The piston is configured to compact the powder sample in the powder container. The at least one sensor is configured to measure at least one parameter when the piston compacts the powder sample to facilitate determining a powder quality measurement for the powder sample.