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Patent No.:

US 11273491 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2020

Process for producing spheroidized powder from feedstock materials

Applicant:

6k Inc., North Andover, MA (US);

Inventors:

John Barnes, Sewickley, PA (US);

Aaron Bent, Andover, MA (US);

Kamal Hadidi, Somerville, MA (US);

Makhlouf Redjdal, Melrose, MA (US);

Scott Turchetti, Peterborough, NH (US);

Saurabh Ullal, Hollis, NH (US);

Ning Duanmu, Nashua, NH (US);

Michael C. Kozlowski, Melrose, MA (US);

Assignee:

6K Inc., North Andover, MA (US);

Attorney:

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

Primary Examiner:

George Wyszomierski

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 9/04 (2006.01); B22F 1/065 (2022.01); B22F 9/14 (2006.01); B22F 1/142 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/065 (2022.01); B22F 1/142 (2022.01); B22F 9/04 (2013.01); B22F 9/14 (2013.01); B22F 2301/205 (2013.01); B22F 2304/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods, devices, and assemblies for processing feedstock materials using microwave plasma processing. Specifically, the feedstock materials disclosed herein pertains to scrap materials, dehydrogenated or non-hydrogenated feed material, and recycled used powder. Microwave plasma processing can be used to spheroidize and remove contaminants. Advantageously, microwave plasma processed feedstock can be used in various applications such as additive manufacturing or powdered metallurgy (PM) applications that require high powder flowability.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Barnes, John. (2022). Process for producing spheroidized powder from feedstock materials (U.S. Patent No. 11273491). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11273491

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