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US 7,547,199 B1Granted
Fluid pumping system and related methods
OwnerAnthony C. Ross, Russel Rossinventors
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Abstract
A pumping system and related methods involving an outer chamber and an inner chamber extending between two endplates, wherein the circumference of the inner chamber may be adjusted via a plurality of ribs and linear motors.
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A fluid pumping system, comprising:
- a generally rigid outer chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet;
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- an inner chamber disposed within said outer chamber, said inner chamber having at least one fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide of bi-directional radial movement of said walls to expand and contract the volume of said inner chamber and facilitate the influx of fluid through said fluid inlet of said inner chamber and expulsion of fluid through said fluid outlet of said inner chamber.
A method of pumping fluid, comprising the steps of:
- disposing an inner chamber within a generally rigid outer chamber, said inner chamber having a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide bi-directional radial movement of said walls, wherein each of said outer chamber and inner chamber has at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet;
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- changing the volume within said inner chamber relative to said outer chamber by adjusting the circumference of said inner chamber by radially migrating said plurality of generally rigid articulating walls to force fluid from said fluid inlet of said inner chamber to said fluid outlet of said inner chamber.
A fluid pumping system, comprising:
- a generally rigid outer chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet;
- a generally cylindrical inner chamber disposed within said outer chamber, said inner chamber having at least one fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls defining a circumference of said inner chamber, said walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide bi-directional radial movement of said walls;
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- at least one linear motor coupled to at least one of said plurality of generally rigid walls such that actuation of said linear motor causes said bi-directional radial movement of said walls such that the circumference of said inner chamber at least one of increases and decreases uniformly along a longitudinal axis and facilitates at least one of the influx of fluid through said fluid inlet of said inner chamber and expulsion of fluid through said fluid outlet of said inner chamber.
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A fluid pumping system, comprising:
- a generally rigid outer chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet;
- a generally cylindrical inner chamber disposed within said outer chamber, said inner chamber having at least one fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls defining a circumference of said inner chamber, said walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide bi-directional radial movement of said walls, said plurality of walls comprising at least a first wall having an articulating member extending outwardly and comprising a first edge and a second wall having a receiving portion including a second edge, said first edge configured to overlap said second edge upon assembly of said inner chamber to form one of said articulating joints and facilitate translation of said first and second walls relative to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.