Patent ID: 11872632
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for producing a powder, the system comprising:
a housing having an enclosure;
a crucible configured to increase a temperature of a first material and produce a melt of the first material;
a droplet device configured to receive the melt of the first material from the crucible and produce a flow of droplets of the melt of the first material within the enclosure of the housing, wherein the droplets of the first material solidify in the enclosure;
a first distribution device configured to propel a second material into the flow of droplets of the first material within the enclosure such that the second material is mixed with the droplets of the first material; and
a second distribution device configured to propel a third material into the flow of droplets of the first material within the enclosure such that the third material is mixed with the droplets of the first material,
wherein the first material, the second material, and the third material mix to produce the powder that includes the first material, the second material, the third material, and/or one or more reaction products thereof.