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Class 62/46.1 - With sorbing or mixing


Subclass of Class 62 - Refrigeration
Definition: Process or apparatus in which the product of refrigeration
No. of applications: 24
Last issue date: 05/03/2012


Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120102977METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAS TEMPERATURE REGULATION
A method and system for controlled rate freezing and nucleation of materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cool...
05/03/2012
20110100026Apparatus And Method For Providing A Temperature-Controlled Gas
A coolant delivery system and method for maintaining a temperature within a predetermined range of a set-point temperature in a vessel into which a coolant gas is discharged or a temperature of a material onto which the coolant gas is discharged. The coolant gas results...
05/05/2011
20110041519APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR STORING AND/OR FILTERING A SUBSTANCE
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for loading and/or unloading a substance into or from a sorption media. A substance is presented at an edge of the sorption media, which comprises parallel layers of a sorption material. To load (i.e., via absorption and/or adsorption) ...
02/24/2011
20110041518 METHOD OF STORING AND TRANSPORTING LIGHT GASES
A method and system of storing and transporting gases comprising mixing the gases with liquid natural gas to form a mixture. The mixture is a liquid-liquid mixture or slurry, and is stored in vessel configured for maintaining the mixture at a first location. The mixture...
02/24/2011
20100281885SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION
Cryogenic refrigeration employs a pulse tube cryo-cooler and a dilution refrigerator to provide very low temperature cooling, for example, to cool superconducting processors. Continuous cryogenic cycle refrigeration may be achieved using multiple adsorption pumps. Vario...
11/11/2010
20100275617Foam/Aerogel Composite Materials for Thermal and Acoustic Insulation and Cryogen Storage
The invention involves composite materials containing a polymer foam and an aerogel. The composite materials have improved thermal insulation ability, good acoustic insulation, and excellent physical mechanical properties. The composite materials can be used, for instan...
11/04/2010
20100257873METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE WITHDRAWAL OF GAS
The invention relates to a method for controlling the withdrawal of gas from a sorption reservoir. The temperature in the sorption reservoir having a decreasing amount of gas therein is increased until a maximum acceptable temperature is reached such that a predetermine...
10/14/2010
20100115970THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR GAS STORAGE
An apparatus for storing gases such as hydrogen gas at cryogenic temperatures. The hydrogen gas is stored in a storage vessel at cryogenic temperatures and those cryogenic temperatures are sustained by a heat exchanger apparatus which provides nearly uniform distributio...
05/13/2010
20100058779STORAGE OF NATURAL GAS IN LIQUID SOLVENTS AND METHODS TO ABSORB AND SEGREGATE NATURAL GAS INTO AND OUT OF LIQUID SOLVENTS
Bulk storage of natural gas or methane is facilitated by absorbing and storing the gas in a liquefied medium through the interaction of moderate pressure, low temperature and a solvent medium. Systems and processes are provided that facilitate the absorption of natural ...
03/11/2010
20100037628ABSORBENT FOR SPRAY CAN, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ABSORBENT SHEET FOR SPRAY CAN, AND SPRAY CAN PRODUCT
An absorbent adapted to be used in a spray can charged with a liquefied gas, which exhibits excellent absorbing performance and excellent liquid retention. The absorbent is composed of an assembly of pulverized cellulose fibers that includes at least 45 mass % of fine c...
02/18/2010
20100024542HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK AND METHOD OF USING
A hydrogen storage tank for containing solid-state hydrogen storage media, and method for determining the hydrogen fill level in the tank. The tank has at least one compartment for storing the storage media, passages for transporting hydrogen gas to and from the compart...
02/04/2010
20090199574Hydrogen storage device
When hydrogen is taken out, para-hydrogen having a low energy is converted into ortho-hydrogen having a high energy, and a cooling effect of endothermy of the para-ortho conversion is utilized for maintaining the temperature within a hydrogen storage device low. For acc...
08/13/2009
20090044546Environmentally-Neutral Processing With Condensed Phase Cryogenic Fluids
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for utilizing a substantially condensed phase cryogenic fluid for the purpose of remediation and retrieval of, e.g., spilled crude oil and other “oil spill”-related products from marine/aquatic and terrestrial environments...
02/19/2009
20080271466Method and System for Purifying Liquified Gases
A method system for providing a purified liquified gas including a vessel containing adsorbent submerged within a liquified gas and an impurity contained inside a storage tank wherein the liquified gas is purified by the adsorbent....
11/06/2008
20080221373Gas Clathrate Hydrate Compositions, Synthesis and Use
A solid clathrate hydrate comprising lactate anion and a calcium cation. The clathrate hydrate serves as a sponge that can be used to store a gas such as hydrogen, methane, oxygen, or carbon dioxide. The presence of carboxylate anion (lactate) stabilizes the clathrate s...
09/11/2008
20080196416Method and system for liquid cryogen injection in mixing or blending devices
A liquid cryogen based blending system and method is provided. The disclosed embodiment of the system includes a liquid cryogen flow circuit, a heated fluid circuit, and a plurality of injectors or nozzles disposed adapted for injection of a liquid cryogen into or near ...
08/21/2008
20080168776Hydrogen Storage Tank System Based on Gas Adsorption on High-Surface Materials Comprising an Integrated Heat Exchanger
A gas storage system that stores a gas by cryo-adsorption on high surface materials. The gas storage system includes an outer container having insulated walls and a plurality of pressure vessels disposed therein. Each of the pressure vessels includes a high surface mate...
07/17/2008
20060207264Method and substance for refrigerated natural gas transport
This invention relates to the storage under pressure in a container and subsequent transport of the filled pressurized container of particular natural gas or natural gas-like mixtures that contain methane or natural gas plus an additive, and which mixtures have been ref...
09/21/2006
20060130896High reliability gas mixture back-up system
A high reliability gas mixture backup system and method using same are disclosed herein comprising a high pressure gas mixture storage system and a cryogenic liquid blending gas mixture generation system. In one embodiment the high pressure gas mixture storage system pr...
06/22/2006
20060042273Storage of natural gas in liquid solvents and methods to absorb and segregate natural gas into and out of liquid solvents
Bulk storage of natural gas or methane is facilitated by absorbing and storing the gas in a liquefied medium through the interaction of moderate pressure, low temperature and a solvent medium. Systems and processes are provided that facilitate the absorption of natural ...
03/02/2006
20050274125Methods of dissolving ozone in a cryogen
ozone is dissolved ozone in a liquid cryogen. A container containing a liquified cryogen is provided. A gaseous stream of ozone is allowed to flow into at least one adsorption unit containing an adsorbent material, thereby adsorbing ozone thereupon. The cryogen is allow...
12/15/2005
20050183424Hydrogen storage and supply system
This invention provides for an apparatus and a method for operation of a cryogenic hydrogen storage system that contains a porous medium configured to adsorb hydrogen. The hydrogen storage and supply system includes a hydrogen source apparatus and a cryosorptive storage...
08/25/2005
20050144979Method of liquifying a gas
A method of liquefying a gas is disclosed and which includes the steps of pressurizing a liquid; mixing a reactant composition with the pressurized liquid to generate a high pressure gas; supplying the high pressure gas to an expansion engine which produces a gas having...
07/07/2005
20050000234Gas storage apparatus
A hydrogen storage apparatus that includes multiple gas storage tanks that each house a storing/adsorbing material and through the interior of which a fluid travels is provided. The gas storage apparatus 10 includes roughly cylindrical gas storage tanks 20
01/06/2005
 
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