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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Metal Powder Works, Llc, Sewickley, PA (US);
Inventors:
John E. Barnes, Sewickley, PA (US);
Christopher B. Aldridge, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Metal Powder Works, LLC, Clinton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B22F 9/04 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B22F 9/08 (2006.01); B22F 1/052 (2022.01); B22F 1/065 (2022.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B22F 1/052 (2022.01); B22F 1/065 (2022.01); B22F 9/04 (2013.01); B22F 9/082 (2013.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B22F 2009/046 (2013.01); B22F 2304/10 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A powder production method includes providing an elongated workpiece and repeatedly contacting an outer surface of the elongated workpiece with a reciprocating cutter according to a predetermined at least one frequency to produce a powder. The powder includes a plurality of particles, wherein at least 95% of the produced particles have a diameter or maximum dimension ranging from about 10 μm to about 200 μm. A system for producing powders having a plurality of particles including a cutter and at least one controller is also provided herein.