Patent ID: 7060219
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: C01D,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An automated system for continuously manufacturing homogeneous thin flake or powder material comprising: a precision material feeder; a continuous blender into which precursor powders in solid form are fed by said material feeders and are blended to form a homogeneous powder mixture in solid form; a melting furnace including a melting tank and a heating unit for heating said melting tank, said melting tank receiving said homogeneous powder mixture in solid form from said blender for heating and melting said homogeneous powder mixture to form a eutectic melt; a rotating water-cooled cylinder onto which said eutectic melt is dripped from said melting tank and cooled to form uniform size thin flake material; and removing means for removing the uniform size thin flake material from said rotating water-cooled cylinder.