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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Flow International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Jordan J. Hopkins, Kenmore, WA (US);
Adrian T. Kirn, Tacoma, WA (US);
Blake G. Bozlee, Seatac, WA (US);
Ethan E. Romanoff, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Glenn A. Erichsen, Everett, WA (US);
Mohamed A. Hashish, Bellevue, WA (US);
Flow International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are components, systems, and methods of operating an abrasive fluid jet system that recycles and reuses abrasive particles. The systems and methods described enable accurate metering and consistent feeding of wet abrasive particles thereby reducing the time and cost of operations associated with drying the recycled abrasive particles prior to reuse. The system may adjust a ratio of wet abrasive to dry abrasive being provided to a cutting head to form an abrasive fluid jet. Components of the system may overcome challenges associated with clumping and other issues that result in difficulty metering wet abrasive.