United States
US 12,702,962 B2
Metering hoppers and related methods
US 12,702,962 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Inventors
- Mark Donahue; Eric Morgan
- Publication date
- 2026-08-11
- Filing date
- 2025-01-04
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,702,962 B2 · US12702962 · 12702962
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to improved metering hoppers for dispensing solid materials, particularly in the context of metered dispensation of solid pellets to feed reactors, in addition to associated methods, systems, and apparatuses. The disclosure relates, in various embodiments, to shielded metering hoppers configured to control the flow of solid material to a feed slot. In some cases, the disclosure relates to pressurized metering hoppers suitable for dispensing solid fuel into gas-generating reactors.…
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