18820373. POWDER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE METAL POWDER PROCESSING DEVICES (General Electric Company)

POWDER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE METAL POWDER PROCESSING DEVICES

Organization Name

General Electric Company

Inventor(s)

Anthony Charlebois of Boisbriand (CA)

Mathieu Roy of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-lac (CA)

Patrick Gauthier of Saint-Colomban (CA)

POWDER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE METAL POWDER PROCESSING DEVICES

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18820373 titled 'POWDER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE METAL POWDER PROCESSING DEVICES

Original Abstract Submitted

A powder reclamation system is provided. The powder reclamation system includes a support structure; a filter housing movable relative to the support structure, the filter housing defining an inlet and an outlet; a raw reclaimed powder hopper in communication with the inlet of the filter housing; a first reclamation passageway in communication with the raw reclaimed powder hopper and configured to be in communication with a first metal powder processing device to recover a first unused portion of a first powder from the first metal powder processing device to the raw reclaimed powder hopper; and a second reclamation passageway in communication with the raw reclaimed powder hopper and configured to be in communication with a second metal powder processing device to recover a second unused portion of a second powder from the second metal powder processing device to the raw reclaimed powder hopper.