FLUIDIZATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE

Abstract: a device for fluidizing and delivering a powdered agent, including a canister extending longitudinally from a first to a second end and defining a space within which a powdered agent is received, an inlet coupleable to a gas source for supplying gas to the space to fluidize the powdered agent to create a fluidized mixture, an outlet via which the gas mixture is delivered to a target area, a tube extending from the outlet into the interior space, the tube including a slot extending through a wall thereof so that gas mixture is passable from the interior space through the outlet via the second end and the slot, and a door movably coupled to the tube so that the door is movable over the slot to control a size of the slot open to the interior space of the canister.

Inventor(s): Andrew PIC, Joseph KING, Amanda SMITH, Jessica GRIMSBY, John FAVREAU, Lauren LYDECKER

CPC Classification: B05B7/1463 (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles ; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying ))

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