Patents
US 12678859 B2: Powder satellite-reduction apparatus and method for gas atomization process
- Granted
- 2026-07-14
- Filed
- 2023-09-12 application 18465392
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The broad applicability of at least certain aspects of the present invention derives from the ability to determine the critical location where secondary satellite formation occurs for any atomization system or design and allows for the rapid assessment of the effectiveness of various satellite reduction strategies, including but not limited to several embodiments detailed herein. Aspects of this invention can be utilized during initial atomization system design in order to evaluate effective chamber geometries and enabling strategies which reduce/eliminate satelliting, or can be retrofit to existing systems and allows for economic evaluation of effectiveness based off of initial capital expenditures versus increased operating requirements/expenses.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 (ipgb20260714.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. 581 patents | US company or organization | Ames, IA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iver E. Anderson | Ames, IA | 25 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Jordan A. Tiarks | Ames, IA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Timothy E. Prost | Ames, IA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Bo Kong | Ames, IA | 5 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Emma H. White | Ames, IA | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Trevor M. Riedemann | Ames, IA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Eric J. Deaton | Ames, IA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| Ross Anderson | Ames, IA | 11 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | |
| David Byrd | Ames, IA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 | ||
| Franz Hugolino Hernandez Gaitan | Ames, IA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B22F | Working metallic powder; manufacture of articles from metallic powder; making metallic powder ; apparatus or devices specially adapted for metallic powder | B22F9/082 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | Government interest Confirmatory license | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY signed 2024-02-23 | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, DC | 66731/241 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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