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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
John Saunders Stevenson, Anaheim, CA (US);
Derek Leslie Aldred, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Jeffrey Allen Rader, Burbank, CA (US);
John Saunders Stevenson, Anaheim, CA (US);
Derek Leslie Aldred, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Jeffrey Allen Rader, Burbank, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes a solid feed pump configured to transport a solid feedstock. The solid feed pump includes at least one passage for the transport of the solid feedstock. The solid feed pump also includes at least one movable wall configured to move along the passage. The solid feed pump further includes a retractable gripping element configured to extend from the at least one movable wall into the at least one passage to grip a portion of the solid feedstock. In addition, the retractable gripping element is configured to retract away from the at least one passage.