systems and methods for treating packaged powders

• Main Authors: PABOOJIAN, STEVE, CLARK, ANDREW, CURLEY, JOANNE, TUTTLE, DERRICK J, MINAMI, DON S, ROURKE, ANDREA, SCHULER, CARLOS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.05.2007
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NOZZLES; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; STORING; TRANSPORTING

Systems and methods are provided for conditioning packaged powders. According to one method, a receptacle is provided having an enclosed chamber that contains a powder. At least one pulse of energy is applied to the receptacle to increase the efficiency at which the powder may be extracted from the chamber when flowing a gas through the chamber.