公开(公告)号：US12103008B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17481239

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Alex Teng ,  Chan Cheong Pun ,  Prabir Chaudhury ,  Michael Thomas Kenworthy ,  Narender Lakshman

IPC: B02C17/00 ,  B02C17/06 ,  B02C17/10 ,  B02C17/16 ,  B02C17/18 ,  B02C17/20 ,  B02C17/24 ,  B22F9/04 ,  B02C18/16 ,  B33Y40/10

CPC classification number: B02C17/161 ,  B02C17/06 ,  B02C17/10 ,  B02C17/1815 ,  B02C17/183 ,  B02C17/20 ,  B02C17/24 ,  B22F9/04 ,  B02C2018/168 ,  B22F2009/043 ,  B33Y40/10

Abstract: An apparatus for producing spherical metallic powders through continuous ball milling. The apparatus includes a comminution component. The comminution component includes an inlet to receive a metallic material at a first region within the comminution component and an outlet to dispense the metallic powder from a second region within the comminution component. The apparatus includes a plurality of grinding components to grind the metallic material, the plurality of grinding components being arranged within the comminution component. The apparatus includes a drive component, connected with the comminution component, to induce movement of the metallic material and the plurality of grinding components within the comminution component such that the metallic material is fragmented through contact with the plurality of grinding components at the first region and an external surface of the fragmented metallic material is altered at the second region to produce the metallic powder.

公开(公告)号：US11865617B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17411685

申请日：2021-08-25

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Kenworthy ,  Prabir Chaudhury ,  Michael Hoganson

IPC: B22F10/85 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F12/82 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: B22F10/85 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F12/82 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for identifying an additive manufacturing process for unused output material of an atomization process are described. The method comprises determining a set of characteristics of output material that is unused in a first additive manufacturing process. The method further comprises determining a respective set of parameters associated with respective input material of each of a set of other additive manufacturing processes. The method of further comprises identifying one of the set of other additive manufacturing processes that accepts the output material as input material based on the characteristics of the output material and based on respective sets of parameters.