System and method for peristaltic transport of material
AssigneeEidon, LLC
InventorRoger N. Johnson
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Abstract
A peristaltic transport device comprising a tube member having an inner space to receive material, the member includes a series of repeating sections wherein each of the sections includes a plurality of bladders to selectively occlude portions of the inner space according to a defined peristaltic sequence to transport the material through the inner space. An actuator assembly is coupled to the tube member to control the selective occlusion of the inner space by selectively expanding and contracting ones of the plurality of bladders according to the defined peristaltic sequence. The actuator assembly simultaneously controls corresponding ones of the plurality of bladders across the series of repeating sections.
Claims26
A peristaltic transport device comprising:
- a tube member having an inner space to receive material, the tube member includes a series of repeating sections wherein each of the sections includes a plurality of bladders to selectively occlude portions of the inner space according to a defined peristaltic sequence to transport the material through the inner space;
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- an actuator assembly to control the selective occlusion of the inner space by selectively expanding and contracting ones of the plurality of bladders according to the defined peristaltic sequence, the actuator assembly simultaneously controls corresponding ones of the plurality of bladders across the series of repeating sections.
A peristaltic transport device comprising:
- a tube member having an inner space to receive material, the tube member includes a series of repeating sections having respective ones of a plurality of rollers coupled thereto to occlude portions of the inner space according to a defined peristaltic sequence to transport the material through the inner space;
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- an actuator assembly to move the plurality of rollers along the tube member, the actuator assembly simultaneously controls corresponding ones of the plurality of rollers across the series of repeating sections to selectively occlude portions of the inner space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.