US 12,253,073 B2
Cyclic operating pumping method and system
Sam Speijers, Middelaar (NL)
Assigned to ALTOP PATENTS III B.V., Beek (NL)
Appl. No. 17/625,033
Filed by ALTOP PATENTS III B.V., Beek (NL)
PCT Filed Jul. 25, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/070022
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 5, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/013350, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282723 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. F04B 43/10 (2006.01); F04B 43/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/08 (2006.01); F04B 43/113 (2006.01); F04B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 43/10 (2013.01) [F04B 43/0018 (2013.01); F04B 43/0072 (2013.01); F04B 43/088 (2013.01); F04B 43/1133 (2013.01); F04B 47/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of transporting a material comprises:
using at least one series of interconnected tube sections that can be opened or closed, the interconnected tube sections including a first downstream tube section and at least one opening upstream tube section;
holding the material to be transported in the first downstream tube section; and
generating a liquid jet which accelerates the held material upstream wherein at least a part of the material is forced out of at least the first downstream tube section and into the at least one opening upstream tube section which then holds the part of the material waiting for a next liquid jet to propagate at least a further part of material to a next upstream tube section in that by opening and closing the interconnected tube sections selectively, successive parts of the material confined between closed tube sections are stepwise transported through the series of interconnected tube sections.