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Apparatus for the production of particulate metal

US4468183A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1982
Grant dateAug 28, 1984
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB22F9/08
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved apparatus for the production of particulate metal is disclosed. The apparatus includes a containment vessel having a sidewall and a bottom plate, a source of metal external to the vessel, nozzle means carried by the bottom plate and providing communication between the vessel and the external source of metal, and release means associated with the sidewall to inhibit deposition of the particulate metal on the sidewall.

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