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Conveyors: fluid current December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/09

20090311054 - Variable speed drive for pneumatic transport system: Provided herein are systems and methods for use in controlling a translocation process of a pneumatic tube system in order to reduce the amount of energy transferred from the tube system to a pneumatic carrier and, hence, its contents. Generally, these utilities entail identifying and/or reducing forces applied to a... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090304461 - Method and system for vacuum conveying of bulk material and computer program product: The invention relates to a method for vacuum conveying bulk material in a vacuum conveying system (1) which comprises: a plurality of tubes (2-6) for conveying bulk material, at least some of said tubes having flexible walls (71), a vacuum blower (10) disposed at a first end of said vacuum... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090304462 - Apparatus for transferring slurry: Provided is an apparatus for transferring slurry, which is used to transfer minerals from the bottom of the sea to the ground; and, more particularly, to an apparatus for transferring slurry, which can efficiently transfer the slurry in the state of a solid-liquid mixture containing the minerals without clogging of... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090304463 - Powder handling device: A method for releasing flowable material via an automated means from a receptacle which has at least one closed end, characterised by the steps of locating the receptacle in a defined position relative to a receptacle opening mechanism, and opening the receptacle with the receptacle opening mechanism, the method characterised... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090304464 - Conveyor for transporting powder, and a method for conveying powder: A conveyor (10) for transporting powder from an inlet point (14) to at least one discharge point (20) comprises a fluidized bed transport space (12) and a fluidization gas supply space (16), the fluidized bed transport space (12) being separated from the fluidization gas supply space (16) by a gas... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20090304465 - L-valve construction for controlling solids flow in a liquid medium using standard pipe fittings: A new valve is designed for the transport of solids using a motive fluid. The valve includes an inlet conduit for carrying solids, where the solids are fed through gravity. The solids are carried by fluid transport out an outlet where the outlet conduit has a smaller diameter than the... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services