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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| 7591138 | Process for producing slush fluid and apparatus therefor An apparatus for producing a slush fluid wherein a liquid and solid particles are mixed together, comprising product tank (1) for storing the slush fluid (50) in its saturated condition; liquid nitrogen supply nozzle (10) provided at an upper pa... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7370481 | Apparatus and method for cooling super conductive body Liquid nitrogen is filled in a low temperature vessel; an ejector that sucks liquid nitrogen by blowing a cooling agent (liquid or gas) such as low temperature helium gas or liquid helium of pressure higher than in the space within the vessel is disposed in the vess... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361231 | System and method for mid-pressure dense phase gas and ultrasonic cleaning Workpieces are loaded into a cleaning chamber. The cleaning chamber is pressurized with a first dense-phase cleaning fluid, the temperature and pressure of the first dense-phase fluid being maintained at less than about 1500 psi using a temperature control device. T... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347053 | Densifier for simultaneous conditioning of two cryogenic liquids A densifier is provided which in one embodiment can simultaneously densify two cryogenic liquids at different temperatures. The densifier has an oscillatory power source for generating oscillatory power and a two stage pulse tube refrigerator. The oscillatory power ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334426 | Refrigerating apparatus The capacity of a compressor (21) in cleaning operation is set based on a Froude number Fr. The Froude number Fr expresses a ratio of an inertial force of a gas refrigerant flowing through a gas side communication pipe (70) to a gravity working on a li... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331186 | Changing the temperature of a liquid sample and a receptacle useful therefor Disclosed is a method of changing the temperature of a liquid sample, comprising: providing a receptacle having inner and outer walls defining an annular portion therebetween for receiving therein a liquid sample, inserting said liquid sample, at a first temperature... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330029 | Cryostat configuration with thermally compensated centering A cryostat configuration has at least three centering elements (4) which are distributed about the periphery of a cryocontainer (1). Each end (6) of the centering elements (4) facing away from an outer jacket (3) of the cryostat co... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293394 | Buckling opposing support for I-joist A support device is provided for the preferred application of buckling opposing support of an I-joist having an erroneously cut hole in its web portion. The support device may have an approximate U-shape with two substantially parallel bridging structures combined b... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7257952 | Methods and apparatus for compressed gas The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246506 | Thermal storage medium using a hydrate and apparatus thereof, and method for producing the thermal storage medium A thermal storage apparatus for using a hydrate thermal storage medium including: (a) a storage tank for storing a cooling medium liquid; (b) a refrigerating machine, connected with the storage tank via a pipe for cooling the cooling medium liquid, the cooling mediu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228690 | Thermal storage apparatus The thermal storage apparatus contains a heat transfer fluid (102) and a thermal storage medium (101), being immiscible and of differing densities. The thermal storage apparatus comprises a vessel (100) for containing a layer of heat transfer fl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219480 | Capping and nitrogen dosing apparatus A capping and nitrogen dosing apparatus for containers includes a rotary capping machine which is configured to serially receive filled containers, and apply closures to respective ones of the containers. The present apparatus includes a dosing system for injecting ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201018 | Generation and delivery system for high pressure ultra high purity product The invention relates to a process and apparatus for delivering an ultra high purity fluid comprising at least one component to a point of use at a required pressure without mechanical pumping. In one embodiment, a high purity feed comprising at least one component ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195676 | Method for removal of flux and other residue in dense fluid systems Method for removing flux residue and defluxing residue from an article using a dense processing fluid and a dense rinse fluid is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: introducing the article comprising contaminants into a proces... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191602 | Storage of Hby absorption and/or mixture within a fluid medium For the first time, a hydrogen storage method, apparatus and system having a fluid mixture is provided. At predetermined pressures and/or temperatures within a contained substantially fixed volume, the fluid mixture can store a high density of hydrogen molecules, wh... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169489 | Hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery system Cassette based systems and methods of hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery are disclosed. A cassette or other container may contain a hydrogen storage or storing material. Information may be stored in the material and subsequently read or accessed. A probe m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165408 | Method of operating a cryogenic liquid gas storage tank The present invention teaches methods of operating a pressurized cryogenic liquid gas storage tank that has a vent cooling shield around which fuel vented from a storage tank flows to cool the storage tank by reducing the influence of heat influx into the storage ta... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155930 | Apparatus for producing slush nitrogen and method for producing the same Liquid nitrogen is filled in a low temperature vessel; an ejector that sucks liquid nitrogen by blowing a cooling agent (liquid or gas) such as low temperature helium gas or liquid helium of pressure higher than in the space within the vessel is disposed in the vess... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137260 | Method 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... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131278 | Tank cooling system and method for cryogenic liquids A system and method to transfer a cryogenic liquid from a station tank system to a recipient tank is provided. At least a part of said cryogenic liquid is stored at a first pressure higher than the pressure in said recipient tank and is cooled to a temperature below... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7076969 | System for supply and delivery of high purity and ultrahigh purity carbon dioxide A system for the supply and delivery of a high or a ultrahigh purity (UHP) carbon dioxide product stream to at least one process tool within a manufacturing facility and method comprising same is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of the fo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076970 | System for supply and delivery of carbon dioxide with different purity requirements A system for the bulk supply and delivery of a carbon dioxide product stream to at least one process tool in a plurality of applications at varying pressure, purity or other process parameter within a manufacturing facility and method comprising same is disclosed he... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043925 | Densifier for simultaneous conditioning of two cryogenic liquids A densifier (10) for simultaneously densifying two cryogenic liquids at different temperatures is provided. The densifier (10) has a thermoacoustic heat engine (20), a resonance tube (18) and a two stage pulse tube refrigerator (40... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6688115 | High-pressure delivery system for ultra high purity liquid carbon dioxide This invention relates to an improvement in a process and apparatus for delivering ultra high purity liquid carbon dioxide to a point of use at pressures above ambient without pumping. In the process a high purity carbon dioxide feed in gaseous or liquid ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6584781 | Methods and apparatus for compressed gas The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a give... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6560971 | Air conditioning and thermal storage systems using clathrate hydrate slurry A method and apparatus for making a hydrate slurry, which involves the preparation of an aqueous solution of a guest compound for forming a clathrate hydrate, cooling the aqueous solution, and contacting the aqueous solution with nuclear particles. A ther... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6405541 | Method and device for the production of slush from liquefied gas A method for producing slush from liquefied gas wherein solid crystals are formed and mixed with the liquefied gas to produce slush. The solid crystals are produced from liquid particles which are released into or enter a gas atmosphere under pressure, wh... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6381967 | Cryogenic freezing of liquids The invention relates to method and apparatus for the hyper-rapid freezing of liquid samples. The samples are converted into droplets or vapor and rapidly driven directly onto the surface of a solid or slushed refrigerant.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6260361 | Combination low temperature liquid or slush carbon dioxide ground support system A combination liquid or slush carbon dioxide system, which receives warm carbon dioxide and then cools it to -69° F. before use, making carbon dioxide slush. The percentage of solid carbon dioxide in the slush is controlled. Slush is useful when subseque... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6170269 | System for freeze granulation The present invention is a system and method for freeze granulation of a medium such as a biopharmeceutical product. The medium is put into a chamber and mixed using a pair of counter rotating agitators. The agitators have angled blades or paddles on them... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6131397 | Slush producing process and device Slush is made from a liquid using slush making systems or according to slush making processes. A jacketed vessel of the processes and the systems has an interior wall that defines an interior space. The interior space comprises a top and a bottom. The int... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6003300 | Technique for high mixing rate, low loss supersonic combustion with solid hydrogen and liquid helium fuel This invention relates to a fueling process that allows complete combustion with air in the combustor of an aircraft traveling at a speed greater than the speed of sound. A process is described to inject a jet of solid hydrogen particles admixed in liquid... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5991647 | Thermally shielded superconductor current lead A high temperature superconductor lead assembly for reducing the heat leak into a cryocooled system features a shroud configured for at least partial submersion in a cryogenic fluid contained within a bath chamber, and a high temperature superconductor le... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5964100 | System for freeze granulation The present invention is a system and method for freeze granulation of a medium such as a biopharmeceutical product. The medium is put into a chamber and mixed using a pair of counter rotating agitators. The agitators have angled blades or paddles on them... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5960634 | Method and apparatus for storing acetylene A method and apparatus of storing and transporting acetylene in which acetylene is introduced under pressure into liquid nitrogen to produce a liquid solid mixture. The feeding of the acetylene can be done by spraying the acetylene over the liquid nitroge... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5941096 | Method of oil and gas transportation A method for transportation and storage of a natural gas-containing product from a production site for the product. The product is separated into an oil phase and a gas phase and the gas phase is converted to a gas hydrate from which residual water is sep... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5715686 | Method for cryopreservation of biological samples A method for cryopreservation of biological samples. A cryogenic liquid such as liquid nitrogen is turned into a slush within a container such as a standard cryogenic storage vial by applying suction to create a partial vacuum above the liquid. The sample... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5636668 | Heat exchanger for fuel filler pipe for on-board fuel vapor recovery A fuel vapor recovery system is disclosed wherein fuel supplied to the fuel filler pipe of a vehicle is cooled by a container of a coolable phase change material. The phase change material is cooled by a thermoelectric cooling element powered by the vehic... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5402649 | Spray-freeze slush hydrogen generator A high rate, continuous production, slush hydrogen generator includes a tank, apparatus for creating a vacuum in the tank, apparatus for delivering triple point (T.P.) liquid hydrogen (LH2) to the tank, apparatus for interacting with the vacuum in the tan... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5368105 | Cryogenic slurry for extinguishing underground fires A cryogenic slurry comprising a mixture of solid carbon dioxide particles suspended in liquid nitrogen is provided which is useful in extinguishing underground fires.... | 11/29/1994 |
