ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,642, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to BLASTONE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD (Australia).
"System and method for controlling abrasive flow in a pneumatic blasting system" was invented by Matthew David Campbell Rowland (Camberwell, Australia) and Trevor Andrew Seewald (Upper Kedron, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated abrasive control system 100 is provided for controlling abrasive flow in a pneumatic abrasive blast pot 110 having at least one blast hose 116 (shown coupled to a blast nozzle 115). The pneumatic abrasive blast pot 110 is used for the cleaning and preparation of surfaces in readiness for the application of pai...