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US 2012/0234652 A1Published application
Segmented solid feed pump
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohn S. Stevenson, Derek L. Aldred, Jeffery A. Rader
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Abstract
A system is provided with a segmented solid feed pump having a plurality of pump segments disposed along a closed-loop path. The plurality of pump segments are coupled together in series along the closed-loop path, and the plurality of pump segments move along the closed-loop path. Furthermore, each pump segment includes a holding receptacle.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a segmented solid feed pump, comprising:
- a closed-loop path;
- and
- a plurality of pump segments coupled together in series along the closed-loop path, wherein each pump segment comprises a holding receptacle, and the plurality of pump segments move along the closed-loop path.
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A system, comprising:
- a segmented solid feed pump, comprising:
- a closed-loop path;
- a plurality of pump segments coupled together in series along the closed-loop path, wherein the plurality of pump segments move along the closed-loop path;
- and
- a first material transport section disposed in a first fixed position along a first portion of the closed-loop path, wherein the first material transport section comprises a first inlet duct, a first outlet duct, and a first guide extending between the first inlet duct and the first outlet duct.
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A system, comprising:
- a segmented solid feed pump, comprising:
- a closed-loop path;
- and
- a plurality of pump segments coupled together in series along the closed-loop path, wherein the plurality of pump segments move along the closed-loop path, wherein each pump segment comprises opposite side walls, an open top, and a movable bottom wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.