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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2022
Sepro Mineral Systems Corp., Langley, CA;
Steven Alexander Mcalister, Langley, CA;
Carlo Alberto Socci, Langley, CA;
SEPRO MINERAL SYSTEMS CORP., Langley, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus for facilitating control of fluid or slurry movement in a collapsible tube is provided. The apparatus includes the tube. The tube includes first and second opposing wall portions having circumferentially varying thickness including first and second maximum thicknesses respectively, the first and second maximum 5 thicknesses disposed on opposite sides of the tube, and third and fourth opposing wall portions between the first and second opposing wall portions, the third and fourth opposing wall portions having third and fourth circumferentially minimum thicknesses respectively, the third and fourth minimum thicknesses disposed on opposite sides of the tube about halfway between the first and second maximum thicknesses.wherein the first and second opposing wall portions are configured to be engaged by a tube engager to cause the tube to fold at the third and fourth minimum thicknesses to seal the tube. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed.