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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Justin Mamrak, Loveland, OH (US);
Mackenzie Ryan Redding, Mason, OH (US);
Zachary David Fieldman, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses () for monitoring the flow of a powder (). A powder distribution system () may include an inlet () for receiving powder () from a powder reservoir (). The powder reservoir () may include an outlet () to supply powder () received from the inlet (). The apparatus () may further include a powder flow sensor () configured to monitor a quantity of powder supplied by the outlet (), and wherein the quantity of powder supplied by the outlet () is controlled, at least in part by a monitored output of the powder flow sensor ().