US Patent Issued to Tokyo Electron, CKD on May 20 for "Powder feeding device, thermal spraying apparatus, powder feeding method, and thermal spraying method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,295, issued on May 20, was assigned to Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Tokyo) and CKD Corp. (Aichi, Japan).

"Powder feeding device, thermal spraying apparatus, powder feeding method, and thermal spraying method" was invented by Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (Tokyo) and Hiroshi Itafuji (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powder feeder according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a powder feeding device that feeds powder from a feeder to a nozzle. The powder feeding device includes a cartridge configured to store the powder in an airtight condition, and includes the feeder. The cartridge includes a port from which the powder is stored an...