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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7454916 | System for controlling cryogenic fluid flow rate and Joule-Thomson effect cooler comprising same A cryogenic fluid flow control system. This cryogenic fluid flow control system utilizes a first element forming a fluid inlet channel and an outlet passage that can be selectively blocked off by a second element that can move relative to the first element by an eff... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7430872 | NMR spectrometer with common refrigerator for cooling an NMR probe head and cryostat An NMR apparatus comprising a superconducting magnet coil system, in particular, an NMR spectrometer, with a cryostat which comprises an outer shell and a helium tank which contains the magnet coil system, and with an NMR probe head which is disposed in a room tempe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7357797 | System and method for varying return pressure to control tip temperature of a cryoablation catheter A cryoablation device having a temperature control system includes an elongated catheter tube that has a central lumen and is formed with a closed distal tip. The distal end of a refrigerant supply line is positioned in the central lumen and distanced from the cathe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354434 | Method of controlling the temperature of gasses passing through a Joule-Thomson orifice The present invention relates to apparatus, systems, and methods utilizing cryogenic cooling in an angioplasty balloon catheter for treatment of arterial stenosis and prevention of restenosis. More particularly, the present invention relates to an angioplasty balloo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350363 | Pulse tube refrigerator sleeve The present invention relates to pulse tube refrigerators for recondensing cryogenic liquids. In particular, the present invention relates to the same for magnetic resonance imaging systems. In many cryogenic applications components, e.g. superconducting coils for m... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318318 | Superconducting magnet system with refrigerator A cryostat (1) with a first helium tank (4) which contains helium at an operating temperature T1 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305845 | System and method for de-icing recondensor for liquid cooled zero-boil-off MR magnet A system and method for de-icing a recondensor includes at least one heating element configured to melt iced particles from a recondensing system. A power delivery circuit is included configured to deliver power to the at least one resistive heating element such tha... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299640 | Refrigeration system which compensates for heat leakage A refrigeration system/cycle includes two or more refrigeration stages, in which one or more of the warmer stages provide(s) cooling to partially compensate for heat leakage that would otherwise leak to the colder stage(s). The refrigeration system includes a single... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7294127 | Electrosurgical tissue treatment method A medical probe assembly, system, and methods for the use thereof to treat tissue are described. The system optionally comprises an energy source, two internally-cooled probe assemblies, and one or more cooling devices to provide cooling to at least one of the probe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291271 | Meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic continuous adsorption system The invention provides a non-cyclic, meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic system capable of use in purification/separation and/or refrigeration/heat pump processes. In particular, the invention provides an adsorption system that can be used for fine or bulk... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288089 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection An enhanced method and device are provided to treat atrial fibrillation or inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty immediately following an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269011 | Impingement cooled heat sink with uniformly spaced curved channels A heat sink assembly for removing heat from an electronic device and comprising a base, a lid in spaced relationship with and parallel to the base, and an outer wall spiraling radially outwardly about an inlet axis from an inner exit position to an outer exit positi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263845 | Backup cryogenic refrigeration system Backup refrigeration is provided to a cryogenic refrigeration system comprising multiple cooling loops using a single backup coolant storage vessel. The backup coolant storage vessel is in fluid communication with at least one of the cooling loops, and the cooling l... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254959 | Joule-Thomson effect air conditioner using air as the refrigerant An air conditioning system has a compressor for generating compressed air that is delivered to Joule-Thomson orifice with the compressed air flowing therethrough becoming refrigerant air sent through a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is defined by triangular tube... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253396 | Cooled photodetector Cooled photosensitive cell (80) comprising a table (50), sensors (66) which are fitted on the table, a screen (80) to prevent parasitic radiation on the sensors, and at least one Joule-Thomson cooler (41, 42) to cool the table and ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243499 | Refrigeration capillary tube inside suction line assembly A refrigeration capillary tube inside suction tube heat exchanger assembly, including a suction tube whose ends each have a slot with a shaped inner end portion; two braze connectors, each including a sleeve portion with the free end having a shaped recess; a capill... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207191 | Cryogenic refrigerator A cryogenic refrigerator includes a pressure feeding device, a refrigeration device, a high pressure passage, a low pressure passage, and at least one heat exchanger at the high pressure passage for refrigerating the refrigerant introduced at the high pressure passa... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189228 | Detachable cryosurgical probe with breakaway handle The detachable cryosurgical probe includes a disposable probe assembly and a reusable probe assembly. The disposable probe assembly includes a breakaway collar which, when twisted away, activates a finger lock element which provides release of the disposable probe a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185501 | Cryogenic cooling system and method with backup cold storage device A cooling system for providing cryogenic cooling fluid to a thermal load, the system comprising: a main cryogenic refrigeration system; a cryogenic cooling fluid feed line having a feed line outlet coupled to the thermal load and a feed line inlet coupled to the cry... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178351 | Heat exchanger optimization process and apparatus An electronic HEMD determines the optimum balance between gas cooling and heat exchanger pressure loss, for any given operating condition, and adjusts the gas flow rate through the exchanger accordingly, to yield the maximum net power savings (and thereby energy sav... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178345 | Stacked-plate gas-expansion cooler assembly, fabrication method, and use A gas-expansion cooler assembly has an expansion structure with an expansion orifice and an expansion reservoir in fluid-flow communication with an expansion-orifice outlet. A heat exchanger has a heat-exchanger inlet, and a heat-exchanger outlet in fluid-flow commu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160291 | Detachable cryosurgical probe A cryosurgical probe system includes a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid; a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of the fluid supply line for receiving fluid from the outlet section of the fl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143815 | Liquid cooling device A liquid cooling device includes a casing (10) having a container (14) for accommodating liquid therein, and a liquid inlet port (18) in communication with the container (14). A funnel-shaped channel is defined in the liquid inlet port ( | 12/05/2006 |
| 7127906 | Cooled photosensitive cell The cooled photosensitive cell (1) according to the invention comprises a table (2), a sensor (3) which is fitted on the table (2) and is connected to electrical connection tracks (30), a screen (10) to prevent parasitic rad... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094234 | Interstitial brain cooling probe and sheath apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus and method for preventing secondary ischemic injury in the brain. The apparatus includes an interstitial brain probe and an introducer sheath, which are placed into an ischemic region of the brain by stereotaxic surgical technique. The inte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089750 | Expansion-nozzle cryogenic refrigeration system with reciprocating compressor A cryogenic refrigeration system includes an expansion nozzle having a high-pressure nozzle inlet and a low-pressure nozzle outlet, and a compressor having a compression device, such as a pair of opposing pistons, operable to compress gas within a compression volume... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090816 | Low-delta P purifier for nitrogen, methane, and argon removal from syngas A process for manufacturing ammonia from syngas with excess air for reforming and nitrogen removal with low pressure losses is disclosed. Auto-refrigeration for cooling the syngas for cryogenic hydrogen enrichment is provided by expansion of a hydrogen-lean waste fl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040119 | Method and device for liquefying hydrogen Described is a process and a device for liquefying hydrogen, whereby the hydrogen to be liquefied is liquefied against one or more refrigerant (mixture) circuits and/or by means of expansion and is guided over at least one ortho-para conversion catalyst. Acco... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025762 | Method and apparatus for cryogenic spray ablation of gastrointestinal mucosa A method and apparatus to treat Barrett's tissue, a pre-cancerous condition, by removing the epithelium above the lower esophageal sphincter through cryo-ablation. An endoscope with fiber optics is used to view the operation, and a catheter for supplying liquid nitr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000427 | Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels This invention relates to a process for cooling or liquefying a fluid product (e.g., natural gas) in a heat exchanger, the process comprising: flowing a fluid refrigerant through a set of refrigerant microchannels in the heat exchanger; and flowing the product throu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001418 | Intravascular heat exchange catheter with insulated coolant tubes Various types of insulated coolant lines that extend between a heat exchanger and an intravascular heat exchange catheter are disclosed. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979119 | Sensor system and method for sensing in an elevated-temperature environment, with protection against external heating Sensing in an elevated-temperature environment is provided using a sensor system having a sensor housing with an exterior wall with a window-support region having an outwardly facing external face, and a window through the window-support region of the exterior wall ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6949094 | Miniature refrigeration system for cryothermal ablation catheter A cryocatheter for treating cardiac arrhythmias comprises a miniature refrigeration system powered by electromagnetic radiation. The miniature refrigeration system is disposed at the tip of the catheter and electromagnetic radiation is delivered to the refrigeration... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936045 | Malleable cryosurgical probe The malleable cryosurgical probe includes a cryostat assembly and a cryoprobe assembly. The cryostat assembly includes an elongated shaft assembly having at least one malleable segment thereof and a closed distal end. The shaft assembly includes at least one freezin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923009 | Pre-cooler for reducing cryogen consumption MRI system 10 is provided. The MRI system 10 includes a magnet assembly 12. A first cryogen cooling fluid 20 is utilized to cool the magnet assembly 12. A first supply line 16 communicates the first cryogen cooling fluid ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910338 | Apparatus for cooling liquid in a portable container The present invention is directed to an apparatus for cooling, a liquid in a portable container. The apparatus comprises a housing having a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is adapted to attach to the portable container. A can of compressed gas can be within... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6615591 | Cryogenic refrigeration system The cryogenic refrigeration system of the present invention includes a JT refrigerator and a pre-cooling refrigerator. The JT refrigerator includes a JT valve, which is fully opened during a clog elimination operation, and a first switching valve, which i... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609383 | Cryogenic refrigeration system The cryogenic refrigeration system of the present invention includes: a shield plate for preventing a radiant heat from entering a superconducting magnet; a helium refrigerator for generating a liquid helium, the helium refrigerator including a pre-coolin... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6553772 | Apparatus for controlling the operation of a cryogenic liquefier A refrigeration system having a partially decentralized operating control system wherein five defined separate controllers control either one or more than one defined variables.... | 04/29/2003 |
