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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299650 | Dry cryogenic shipping container A dry cryogenic shipping container having a removable absorbent assembly is provided. The dry cryogenic shipping container is structured to be a Dewar's flask having a first, outer shell assembly, and second, inner shell assembly disposed within and spaced from the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7254983 | Fuel gauge for hydrogen storage media A hydrogen gas storage container has a canister with at least one outlet opening for charging and discharging gas, the canister enclosing a metal hydride capable of absorbing and desorbing hydrogen gas and a gauge for measuring the capacity of hydrogen remaining wit... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240492 | Fuel system used for cooling purposes A hydrogen fuel system in which the fuel is transformed from liquid to gas is used to administer cooling, e.g., air conditioning. The system incorporates first and second stage heat exchangers. The first stage exchanger is used to benefit from the endothermic reacti... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213409 | Reconfigurable hydrogen transfer heating/cooling system A reconfigurable system is provided for effecting temperature changes. A first thermally-conductive container stores a metal hydride while a second thermally-conductive container stores a metal alloy that is capable of absorbing hydrogen atoms at a pressure that is ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7117813 | Submarine boat The submarine is equipped with a fluid gas pressure container, in particular for storing liquid oxygen. The liquid gas pressure container is arranged within the pressure hull of the submarine and is surrounded by an outer pressure container which is likewise stored ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089751 | Automatic fresh air exchange system A system and method for automatically providing a fresh air exchange to a cargo unit is disclosed. The system includes a single gas sensor, preferably a carbon dioxide sensor, for providing an input to a controller which derives the carbon dioxide and oxygen levels ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060653 | Method of producing gas occluding material The gas storage method comprises a step of keeping a gas to be stored and an adsorbent in a vessel at a low temperature below the liquefaction temperature of the gas to be stored so that the gas to be stored is adsorbed onto the adsorbent in a liquefied state, a ste... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6591617 | Method and apparatus for hydrogen storage and retrieval A method is provided for delivering gaseous hydrogen to end users, the hydrogen being delivered in reusable storage tanks containing a plurality of carbon nanotubes. Liquid hydrogen is introduced into the tank, and the nanotubes absorb the hydrogen. The t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6516619 | Method of storing a gas A method of storing a gas comprises absorbing a gas into or onto an absorbent medium, in one example by cryosorbing the gas. The cryosorbed gas is then encapsulated. Encapsulating the cryosorbed gas increases the temperature at which the absorbent medium ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6301876 | Noble gas storage and flow control system for ion propulsion This invention provides a noble gas storage and delivery system for ion propulsion using an adsorption bed coupled with a primary storage vessel containing compressed gas or two-phase fluid to control the flow and pressure to a thruster component. The ads... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5697221 | Robust metal hydride hydrogen storage system A modular metal hydride hydrogen storage system which can provide a robust and reliable source of hydrogen that can quickly and easily be modified for a variety of applications and environments. The hydrogen storage system comprises at least one storage m... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5632151 | Method for transporting cryogen to workpieces A ceramic composite is provided comprising ceramic fibers and microparticles bound together as a porous matrix with a ceramic binder. The ceramic composite is particularly useful for transporting cryogenic fluids.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5419143 | Cryogenic apparatus for sample protection in a dewar An element comprised of a cryoretentive material is adapted for insertion into and support within the inner vessel of a cryogenic dewar adjacent one or more sample holders. Such a cryoretentive element may be adapted for disposition within the canister of... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5005362 | Cryogenic storage container The present invention provides a cryogenic storage container having a pressure vessel surrounded by a vacuum vessel for maintaining a vacuum between the outer wall of the vacuum vessel and the pressure vessel. A pair of intermediate and sub-intermediate h... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4955204 | Cryostat including heater to heat a target A cryostat is provided which comprises a vacuum vessel; a target disposed within the vacuum vessel; a heat sink disposed within the vacuum vesssel for absorbing heat from the detector; a cooling mechanism for cooling the heat sink; a cryoabsorption mechan... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4934149 | Method of reducing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant emissons to the atmosphere A method is disclosed for reducing chloroflurocarbon (CFC) refrigerant emissions during removal or transfer or refrigerants from a vapor compression cooling system or heat pump which comprises contacting the refrigerant with a suitable sorbent material. T... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4886240 | Dewar cryopumping using barium oxide composite for moisture removal A non-evacuated dewar 10 advantageously employs a molecular sieve 30 that serves to adsorb gasses in the dewar when cooled during operation of the detector 24 thereby preventing liquid formation onto the detector. The effects of outgassing and permeation ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4821907 | Surface tension confined liquid cryogen cooler A cryogenic cooler is provided for use in craft such as launch, orbital and space vehicles subject to substantial vibration, changes in orientation and weightlessness. The cooler contains a small pore, large free volume, low density material to restrain a... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4781246 | Thermally reversible heat exchange unit A thermally reversible heat exchange unit comprising an elongated outer jacket, at least one interior heat transfer surface and heat exchange fluid flowing therebetween in plug fashion.... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4777807 | Cryostat assembly A cryostat asssembly comprises at least one substantially heat insulating wall surrounding a cooled region for restricting heat flow into the cooled region. A refrigeration system is provided having a heat absorbing portion coupled with the wall to enable... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4756163 | Containers for storing and/or transporting fluids A container for storage and/or transportation of fluid material which comprises a main body of the container of a heat-conductive material and shaped to define an inside volume having upper and lower ends, means for filling the said container with the flu... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4716736 | Metal assisted carbon cold storage of hydrogen Hydrogen is stored at cold temperatures (room temperature to liquid nitrogen temperature) by sorption in a high unit surface area activated carbon storage medium. A minor amount of a transition metal is dispersed in the carbon, and this significantly incr... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4697425 | Oxygen chemisorption cryogenic refrigerator A chemisorption refrigeration system includes dual containers containing a material such as silver which is alternately heated and cooled to chemically desorb and reabsorb oxygen gas. The gas is desorbed at high temperature and pressure and is pre-cooled ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4694655 | Controllable helium-II phase separator A controllable helium-II phase separator utilizes the cut-off action of the thermomechanical effect if superfluid helium-II flows through a capillary gap-shaped canal. For controlling the throughput, the gap width of the canal is varied by changing the di... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693124 | Temperature controlling apparatus for use with pore volume and surface area analyzers An apparatus for maintaining a constant temperature within a vessel immersed in a liquid by surrounding a portion of the vessel, extending above the surface of the liquid, with a wick. The wick conducts liquid up to a predetermined point on the vessel and... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4687049 | Thermally reversible heat exchange unit and method of using same A thermally reversible heat exchange unit and method of use comprising an elongated outer jacket, at least one interior heat transfer surface and heat exchange fluid flowing therebetween in plug fashion.... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4674563 | Zeolite blanks with a high heat conductivity and process for making the same Blanks are provided from zeolite (1) which adsorb and desorb adsorbed substances and are provided with metal textures (3). The stability and the low heat conductivity of the blanks are increased by the metal textures (3). The metal texture is permanently ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4667390 | Vacuum insulation system method of manufacture An insulation system, and method of fabricating insulating means, comprising insulating material having good heat transfer resistance at pressures between 1 and 500 microns of mercury, and hydrophobic molecular sieve adsorbent having a water capacity of l... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662181 | Method and apparatus for extending the duration of operation of a cryogenic pumping system The duration of a pumping operation from a fixed supply of cryogenic liquid is extended by minimizing the amount of cryogenic liquid which is recirculated between a primary cryogenic pump and a storage tank for containing the cryogenic liquid. The primary... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4653284 | Joule-Thomson heat exchanger and cryostat Fibrous material disposed in the Joule-Thomson orifice and/or the high pressure tube of a Joule-Thomson heat exchanger provides an effective flow restrictor in the orifice and means to prevent blockage because of contaminants in the fluid freezing and clo... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4606196 | Vacuum insulation system An insulation system, and method of fabricating insulating means, comprising insulating material having good heat transfer resistance at pressures between 1 and 500 microns of mercury, and hydrophobic molecular sieve adsorbent having a water capacity of l... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4580404 | Method for adsorbing and storing hydrogen at cryogenic temperatures Hydrogen is stored at cryogenic temperatures by adsorption on porous carbon having a nitrogen BET apparent surface area above about 1500 m2 /g. Hydrogen can be adsorbed and desorbed in the context of a cryopump, having as the pumping element a ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4566282 | Method and apparatus for inerting transport containers A simple, inexpensive method of inerting transport containers, particularly for goods which easily spoil in the air, such as foodstuffs, plants and flowers, by a gas which contains nitrogen and a predetermined concentration of up to about 5 vol. % oxygen ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566281 | Reaction heat storage method for hydride tanks A system for hydrogen storage including a hydridable material associated with an amount of inert material of high heat capacity sufficient in amount to prevent, during hydriding, the temperature of the combined hydridable material-inert material from risi... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4495775 | Shipping container for storing materials at cryogenic temperatures A container for shipping transportable materials at cryogenic temperatures including a vessel which opens to the atmosphere and contains a micro-fibrous structure for holding a liquefied gas such as liquid nitrogen in adsorption and capillary suspension. ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4481779 | Cryogenic storage container A storage container for shipping transportable materials at cryogenic temperatures including a vessel which opens to the atmosphere and contains a micro-fibrous structure for holding a liquified gas such as liquid nitrogen in adsorption and capillary susp... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4433063 | Hydrogen sorbent composition A hydrogen sorbent composition is provided which is comprised of a hydridable material such as LaNi5 encradled throughout a porous, fiber-containing polymeric composition.... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4409799 | Heat pump device A heat pump device comprising a closed receptacle divided into a first chamber and a second chamber, means forming a hydrogen flow passage extending through the two chambers, said hydrogen flow passage permitting the flow of hydrogen but rejecting the flo... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4402915 | Metal hydride reactor A metal hydride reactor including at least one sealed chamber, the chamber being divided into two compartments by a partitioning wall made of a material permeable to hydrogen gas but impermeable to metal hydrides, the compartments containing different met... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4393924 | Heat exchange apparatus with use of hydrogen storing material A regenerative heat exchange apparatus for use with a hydrogen storing material is presented. The apparatus includes a regenerator chamber packed with a heat storing material, and the regenerator chamber is disposed in between a high temperature fluid pat... | 07/19/1983 |
