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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392657 | 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 a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7357917 | Diagnostic procedures using Xe spectroscopy characterstic chemical shift to detect pathology in vivo An in vivo non-invasive method for detecting and/or diagnosing a pathological condition using hyperpolarized 129Xe spectroscopy is disclosed. Generally stated, the method includes determining the magnitude of spectral peaks which represent particular chem... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337616 | System for sampling cryogenic liquids, and air separation unit provided with at least one such system A system for sampling cryogenic liquids, and an air separation unit provided with at least one such system. The cryogenic liquid is introduced into a vaporizer, through heat exchange with the compressed air. The liquid passes through the vaporizer generally downward... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7264654 | Process and system for the condensation of multi-component working fluids A process and system for condensing a multi-component fluid is disclosed, where the process and system are designed to provide a substantial increase in a heat transfer coefficient during condensation of multi-component fluids resulting in a drastic reduction in siz... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7082751 | Gas compressor pollution control system and method A pollution control system and method for a compressor for compressing gas, according to which a combustion engine is connected to the compressor for driving the compressor, and the products of combustion from the engine are passed into the flow line connecting the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067087 | System and process for gas recovery This invention is directed to a three-stage process for recovering and purifying a helium gas, and a system for using the three-stage process. The steps comprise a) introducing a gas from a cold spray forming chamber to a particulate removing apparatus to form a par... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7004185 | Liquid loading techniques An improved method for loading propellants into separate tanks on a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) uses three innovative methods. The liquid loading provides three liquid transfer methods, integrated and coordinated to provide less complicated loading and unloading o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995641 | Hyperpolarized gas containers, solenoids, transport and storage devices and associated transport and storage methods A compact portable transport unit for shipping hyperpolarized noble gases and shielding same from electromagnetic interference and/or external magnetic fields includes a means for shifting the resonance frequency of the hyperpolarized gas outside the bandwidth of ty... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6735977 | Magnetic holding field for cryogenically accumulated polarized 129Xenon An apparatus and a method for providing a magnetic holding field about a chamber for accumulating frozen 129Xe. The apparatus includes a magnetic field source and a yoke for supporting the magnetic field source about the chamber. The magnetic field source... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6667008 | Hyperpolarized noble gas extraction methods, masking methods, and associated transport containers Methods of extracting and removing hyperpolarized gas from a container include introducing an extraction fluid into the container to force the hyperpolarized gas out of an exit port. The hyperpolarized gas is forced out of the container separate and apart... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6333445 | Cryogenic separation process for the recovery of components from the products of a dehydrogenation reactor The olefin-hydrogen effluent vapor stream from a dehydrogenation process is separated by a cryogenic separation method utilizing a cryogenic separation system. The method does not require external refrigeration and reheats and portions an expander feed st... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6237363 | Hyperpolarized noble gas extraction methods masking methods and associated transport containers Methods of extracting and removing hyperpolarized gas from a container include introducing an extraction fluid into the container to force the hyperpolarized gas out of an exit port. The hyperpolarized gas is forced out of the container separate and apart... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5259199 | Cold plate/tank with removable CO2 injection unit An open top tank is provided for containing a chilling liquid therein to a predetermined level together with a CO2 injection structure downwardly removably receivable within the tank in a manner substantially fully closing the upper end of the ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5222364 | Recovery of aroma gases Coffee aroma gases are conveyed to a cryogenic collector in which liquid nitrogen is sprayed directly into the aroma gas stream to rapidly condense the aroma gas and form finely divided particles of coffee aroma frost suspended in a stream of nitrogen gas... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5011522 | Blower for the production of a mist or the like The present invention relates to a blower for the production of a mist or the like (e.g. a smoke, a fog, etc.). The blower comprises a conduit means able to convey liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) and a support means, said conduit means having an in... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4822391 | Method and apparatus for transferring energy and mass Energy and mass are transferred in a system utilizing a gaseous refrigerant which is mixed and sorbed (absorbed/adsorbed) with a liquid carrier selected from the group consisting of long chain alcohols, ethers, glycols, glycol ethers, sebecates, phthalate... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4533374 | Method for reducing air pollution Method for reducing air pollution in connection with a cryogenic facility to produce nitrogen which facility uses natural gas as fuel for the engines that drive the compressors. Oxygen is a by-product of the cryogenic facility and is usually vented. The b... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4384876 | Process for producing krypton and Xenon A process for producing krypton and xenon in which relation to the air separation plant is restricted to receipt of liquid oxygen as raw material of krypton and xenon and return of liquid oxygen produced by the process. Heat which is necessary for rectifi... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4337071 | Air purification system using cryogenic techniques An on-site apparatus that produces cryogenic temperatures is used to remove, by condensation, all pollutants in the air so that an ultra clean air supply is obtained for human consumption in the interior of living enclosures, such as automobiles, homes, o... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4270938 | Processes for decontaminating nuclear process off-gas streams In a process for decontaminating a nuclear process off-gas stream, oxygen and oxides of nitrogen are removed by catalytic reaction with hydrogen. The feed gas stream is then passed serially through a drier, a carbon dioxide adsorber and a xenon adsorber t... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4229196 | Atomic hydrogen storage method and apparatus Atomic hydrogen, for use as a fuel or as an explosive, is stored in the presence of a strong magnetic field in exfoliated layered compounds such as molybdenum disulfide or an elemental layer material such as graphite. The compound is maintained at liquid ... | 10/21/1980 |
