Did You Know...
...Daniel Webster invented a "bull plow" to pull out tree stumps. It didn't catch on because it was huge and required four oxen to pull it!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6699309 | Delivery system for carbon dioxide absorption material A delivery system for carbon dioxide absorption material includes a container for the storage of carbon dioxide absorption material, and a receptacle capable of receiving carbon dioxide absorption materials. The receptacle has a contact limiting membrane ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6676159 | Fuel-storing device A device for storing fuel in an engine-powered transport vehicle including at least one closed construction element which is incorporated as an integral part of the body or chassis structure of the transport vehicle. The closed construction element is arr... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6660063 | Sorbent-based gas storage and delivery system A capacity increase and/or pressure decrease of gas in a gas storage and dispensing vessel is achieved by use of a physical adsorbent having sorptive affinity for the gas. Such approach enables conventional high pressure gas cylinders to be redeployed wit... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651701 | Hydrogen storage apparatus and charging method therefor In order to achieve optimal weight and volume of a hydrogen storage apparatus, there is provided a method of charging hydrogen to a hydrogen storage apparatus. The hydrogen storage apparatus 1 includes a hydrogen storage means accommodating a hydrogen occ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648130 | Hyperpolarized gas transport and storage devices and associated transport and storage methods using permanent magnets A transport unit includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged to provide a magnetic holding field for protecting hyperpolarized gas during storage and/or transport. The permanent magnets are configured in a relatively light weight manner to project ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638348 | Metal hydride tank apparatus The object of the invention is to provide a high performance metal hydride tank apparatus, which is capable of discharging the hydrogen gas stored in the metal hydride in the tank from throughout the metal hydride efficiently and rapidly. In the process o... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626323 | Vane heat transfer structure A hydrogen storage unit which uses hydrogen storage alloys to store hydrogen, and more particularly a heat transfer management/compartmentalization system for use in such system. The hydrogen storage alloy may be divided into compartments, separated by ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616738 | Hydrogen storage and release apparatus A hydrogen storage and release apparatus is provided with a heat exchanging portion provided with hydrogen storage alloy containers, a heat exchanger body in which the heat exchanging portion is received so that a heat gas or coolant is introduced and dis... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601833 | Container for sparkling beverage and bubble generating means A container for a sparkling beverage which includes, on its inside bottom portion or surface, a bubble generator having a bubble generating portion for generating bubbles in such a manner that an aggregation of bubbles forms substantially the same shape a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592653 | Fluid storage and delivery system utilizing low heels carbon sorbent medium A fluid storage and dispensing system including a vessel containing a low heel carbon sorbent having fluid adsorbed thereon, with the system arranged to effect desorption of the fluid from the sorbent for dispensing of fluid on demand. The low heel carbon... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6585111 | Metal foam container A gas container is made from metal foam and the spaces defined by the open-celled structure are filled with a solid adsorbent material such as a zeolite or an activated carbon. The container may be made in the form of a panel.... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6539726 | Vapor plug for cryogenic storage vessels A thermal barrier for a Dewar vessel combines an insulative vapor plug and a vapor barrier. The plug is sized so as to define an open space between it and the neck portion of the Dewar vessel to allow venting of vaporous cryogen from the inner vessel of t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6444016 | Hydrogen storage unit A hydrogen storage unit is provided with a hydrogen storage container containing a hydrogen absorption material, and a filter portion for eliminating impurities contained in stored hydrogen gas. Thereby, the impurities are eliminated from the stored hydro... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6432176 | Device for storing compressed gas A closed storage reservoir has at least one feed and discharge line for compressed gas and, in its interior, a gas flow control system which connects the feed and discharge line to a solid filling for storing the compressed gas in the interior. To ensure ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428612 | Hydrogen getter package assembly A hydrogen getter device includes a package made from a material that is hydrogen permeable and moisture impermeable. A preferred hydrogen getter is a particulate zeolite having a portion of its sodium ions exchanged by an activated metal, such as silver.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6290753 | Hydrogen storage in carbon material In a method for storing hydrogen in a carbon material containing microstructures in the form of cones with cone angles being multiples of 60°, the carbon material is introduced in a reaction vessel which is evacuated while the carbon material is kept at ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6277342 | Storage and safe delivery of hazardous specialty gases by acid/base reactions with ionic polymers A method for delivering a gas having a proton affinity of less than 866 kJ/mol is disclosed. A support including at least one polymer sufficiently acidic to protonate the gas is contacted with the gas to protonate the gas. The protonated gas condenses to ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6267229 | Apparatus and methods for storing and releasing hydrogen A rechargeable device that stores and discharges hydrogen is described. The device stores hydrogen in a solid form and supplies hydrogen as a gas when needed. The solid storage medium may be metal hydride in a ground particle form that avoids the need for... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6177058 | Hydrogen fluoride compositions The present invention provides compositions that are intimate mixtures of hydrogen fluoride and a polymer. The compositions of the invention are less hazardous and, therefore, more conveniently stored, transported, and handled in comparison to pure hydrog... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6019823 | Sorbent-based fluid storage and dispensing vessel with replaceable sorbent cartridge members Solid-phase physical sorbent medium holding adsorbed fluid is provided in a cartridge, for use in a sorbent-based fluid storage and dispensing system. One or more of such cartridges may be disposed in a fluid storage and dispensing vessel and opened prior... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6006797 | Method and vessel for the storage of gas Acetylene is stored at elevated pressure by charging with acetylene at elevated pressure a pressure vessel (typically a gas cylinder) containing carbonaceous adsorbent able reversibly to adsorb acetylene. The adsorbent has: (a) a specific micropore volume... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5998647 | Methane adsorbing-retaining agent and the use thereof in a method for gas storage A gas storage apparatus for use in storing a gas including methane as a main component thereof is disclosed. The apparatus includes an entrance/exit opening for allowing entrance or exit therethrough of a gas to be stored, a gas-tight maintaining mechanis... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993766 | Gas source and dispensing system A system for the storage and delivery of a sorbable fluid, comprising a storage and dispensing vessel containing a sorbent material having sorptive affinity for the sorbable fluid, and from which the fluid is desorbable by pressure-mediated and/or thermal... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5935305 | Storage and delivery system for gaseous compounds An adsorption-desorption apparatus (102), and process for storage and dispensing of a gas, e.g., hydride and halide gases, and organometallic Group V compounds, which is selectively dispensed by pressure differential desorption of the sorbate gas from the... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5916245 | High capacity gas storage and dispensing system A system for the storage and on-demand dispensing of a fluid that is sorbable on a physical sorbent and that subsequent to sorption is desorbable from the sorbent by pressure-mediated desorption and/or thermally-mediated desorption. The system includes a ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5865351 | Pressurized device for the dispensing of liquid of creamy products A pressurized device for dispensing a product (19) includes a container body having a reservoir cavity (11.1), a valve (12) positioned at the top of the reservoir cavity, a dispenser (14) connected to the valve and a pressurizing device (15). The pressuri... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5837741 | Composite microporous carbons for fuel gas storage A method of making a microporous carbon material which includes providing a precursor selected from the group consisting of crystalline salts of aromatic sulfonates and nonporous polymeric salts. Prior to carbonization, the precursor is treated by ion exc... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5824140 | Canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820840 | Composition for producing phosphine gas A metal phosphide composition is disclosed for generating a mixture of phosphine and diluent gas(es), presented ready for use in a hydrolysis process or apparatus in the form of a free-flowing particulate metal phosphide material composed of loose particl... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816438 | Canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5761910 | High capacity gas storage and dispensing system A system for the storage and on-demand dispensing of a fluid that is sorbable on a physical sorbent and that subsequent to sorption is desorbable from the sorbent by pressure-mediated desorption and/or thermally-mediated desorption. The system includes a ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5707424 | Process system with integrated gas storage and delivery unit A process system with an integrated gas storage and delivery unit comprising an adsorption-desorption apparatus, for storage and dispensing of a gas wherein the gas is dispensed by pressure differential desorption of the sorbate gas from the sorbent mater... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5704965 | Fluid storage and delivery system utilizing carbon sorbent medium An adsorption-desorption apparatus, for storage and dispensing of a sorbable gas, wherein a carbon physical sorbent medium bearing the adsorbed gas to be selectively dispensed is delivered by pressure differential desorption and/or thermal desorption of t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5700443 | Hydrogen storing member and process for storing hydrogen into the hydrogen storing member A hydrogen storing member which comprises at least two kinds of hydrogen storing materials comprising a first hydrogen storing material and a second hydrogen storing material capable of releasing or storing hydrogen in a range of at least one of temperatu... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5697990 | High porosity calcium silicate mass for storing acetylene gas A hardened asbestos-free, porous, calcium silicate filler material for an acetylene storage vessel is made by mixing quicklime with water to form a first mixture. Then ground quartz silica is added to form a second mixture. A fibrous reinforcing material ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5653951 | Storage of hydrogen in layered nanostructures The present invention relates to the storage of hydrogen in layered nanostructures possessing: at least some crystallinity, interstices from about 0.335 nm to 0.67 nm, and chemisorption properties with respect to hydrogen at those surfaces of the nanostru... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5641088 | Canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5632788 | High porosity calcium silicate mass for storing acetylene gas A hardened asbestos-free, porous, calcium silicate filler material for an acetylene storage vessel is made by mixing quicklime with water to form a first mixture and at the same time mixing water, synthetic silica, cellulose fibers and ground quartz silic... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5626637 | Low pressure methane storage with highly microporous carbons A process is disclosed for storing gaseous hydrocarbon fuel in storage containers under relatively low pressure by including in the cylinders highly microporous carbons prepared by further chemical activation of activated carbon comprising activation an a... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5542557 | Container closure wth liner and method of producing the same A container closure comprising a container closure shell and a resin liner applied to the inner surface side of the shell, wherein the resin liner is constituted by an upper layer portion which is composed of a resin composition containing such additives ... | 08/06/1996 |
