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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Ernst H. Schubert, Snoqualmie Pass, WA (US);
Andrew Turpin, Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ernst H. Schubert, Snoqualmie Pass, WA (US);
Andrew Turpin, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
OMAX Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 7/00 (2006.01); B24C 3/00 (2006.01); B24C 1/04 (2006.01); B24C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 1/045 (2013.01); B24C 3/04 (2013.01); B24C 7/003 (2013.01); B24C 7/0007 (2013.01); B24C 7/0038 (2013.01); B24C 7/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for fluidizing an abrasive particulate material for an abrasive water jet are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the abrasive material is delivered to a metering orifice in a distributor. Pressurized pulses of air can be directed around a circumference of the distributor to at least partially fluidize the particulate material to facilitate the material passing through the metering orifice. From the metering orifice, the abrasive particulate material is entrained in a water jet for a cutting procedure or other suitable application.