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US 11,904,505 B2Granted
Powder coating composition system and process
OwnerScott Andrewsinventor
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Abstract
A system and process for producing a homogenous extrudate powder coating composition having predetermined properties, the system comprising a color library database that is configured to store one or more input formulation data objects capable of use in controlling the inputs and operation of an electronically controlled homogenous extrudate mixer.
Claims14
A system for fabricating a colored powder coating composition from a plurality of solid input filaments, the system comprising:
- a filament feeder comprised of a plurality of filament drivers;
- a single-color filament associated with a first of the filament drivers;
- a functional-input filament associated with a second of the filament drivers;
- a filament mixer having a first filament inlet joined through a first inlet channel in a mixing chamber housing to an interior mixing chamber;
- the filament mixer having a second filament inlet joined through a second inlet channel in the mixing chamber housing to the interior mixing chamber;
- a portion of the single-color filament located in the first filament inlet;
- a portion of the functional-input filament located in the second filament inlet;
- said mixing chamber housing having a heating element and an extrudate channel between said interior mixing chamber and a nozzle opening of the filament mixer;
- a mixing mechanism within said mixing chamber;
- an extrudate receiving platform for receiving extrudate deposited from the nozzle opening;
- an extrudate powder mill for milling solidified extrudate received from the extrudate receiving platform;
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- an electronic fabricator controller in communication with the filament feeder and having a fabricator processor, a fabricator memory, and a fabricator bus.
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