An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.
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| 20090199574 | Hydrogen 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 |
| 20090044546 | Environmentally-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 |
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| 20080196416 | Method 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 |
| 20080168776 | Hydrogen 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 |
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| 20060130896 | High 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 |
| 20060042273 | Storage 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 |
| 20050274125 | Methods 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 |
| 20050183424 | Hydrogen 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 |
| 20050144979 | Method 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 |
| 20050000234 | Gas 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 |