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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2003
Applicants:
James Edward Delves, Bristol, GB;
David John Parkinson, North Somerset, GB;
Inventors:
James Edward Delves, Bristol, GB;
David John Parkinson, North Somerset, GB;
Assignee:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for transferring settled or suspended solids from an open vessel into a closed vessel, the apparatus comprising a suction line which extends from the closed vessel to the open vessel via drive means, such as a pump or compressor, and a solids feed line which extends from a solids outlet in the open vessel to a solids inlet in the closed vessel, a fluidising apparatus being provided to fluidise the solids in the open vessel.