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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309049 | Orbital debris shield An orbital debris shield for protecting the hull of a spacecraft. The shield is comprised of a number of flexible and releasably attached gores that substantially cover the hull. Interleafed between layers of the gores are layers of a spacing material. As debris col... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294374 | Thermal packaging system The present invention is an apparatus, method and system to thermally package an item having at least one container substantially filled with an alcohol, wherein said alcohol undergoes a phase change. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7165698 | Construction for multi-layered vacuum super insulated cryogenic tank A construction for a multi-layered vacuum super insulated cryogenic tank and a method for making the same is disclosed. The cryogenic tank uses an inner tank that is wrapped with multiple layers of radiation shielding and is suspended within a frame by one or more s... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156094 | Breathing apparatus and pressure vessels therefor There is described a wearable garment capable of supplying air to a user comprising a plurality of compartments disposed about the garment, a plurality of air storage vessels for fitting into respective ones of the compartments, an air regulator, a connector for con... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6974634 | Metal felt laminates A finished laminate is provided. The laminate includes an imperforate metal layer having a metallic surface, and a metallic felt layer having a first surface attached to the metallic surface and an exposed second surface facing away from the metallic surface. Also p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6796421 | Flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same A flexible pressure vessel is constructed from at least one pair of upper and mating lower dome shaped cell portions. Upper and lower passageway portions extend outwardly from each cell portion to surrounding sheet material. The portions are joined to form a passage... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6648131 | Flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same A flexible pressure vessel is constructed from at least one pair of upper and mating lower dome shaped cell portions. The dome portions are molded from sheets of resilient material and joined together by radio frequency welding or high-strength adhesives.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6634519 | Method for manufacturing a tank for a cryogenic fluid and tank thus produced A tank for a cryogenic fluid, of the type comprising an inner vessel (2) intended to receive the cryogenic fluid and delimiting, with an outer vessel (8), a space (9) for the insertion of multilayer thermal insulation (7). The tank comprises multilayer th... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6536089 | Method for producing an insulated vessel The present invention relates to an insulated vessel which may be produced at low cost, has superior insulating capabilities and excellent volumetric efficiency, and which may be suitably employed in a thermos, cooler, icebox, insulated cup, thermal insul... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6521077 | Method for insulating a cryogenic container A method of insulating a member, such as a cryogenic tank, pipe, or other cryogenic or extreme temperature element with multilayer insulation, and a packaged multilayer insulation blanket for use in the method. The packaged blanket includes (1) a multilay... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6268037 | Heat shield for blow-molded component The present invention relates to a method for making a shielded automobile component and the shielded automobile component itself. The component includes a composite formed of a metal sheet which includes protrusions which extend from a surface of the met... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6179155 | Insulated vessel and method of production therefor The present invention relates to an insulated vessel which may be produced at low cost, has superior insulating capabilities and excellent volumetric efficiency, and which may be suitably employed in a thermos, cooler, icebox, insulated cup, thermal insul... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6123187 | Cover for a pressurized tank A cover for a pressurized fuel tank has at least one heat-reflecting wall surface. Preferably, both sides of the cover wall are heat-reflecting. Preferably, the heat-reflecting property is obtained by metalizing the surfaces, e.g., with mirrored plastic f... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5655681 | Thermal insulating container for liquified gas A thermally insulated calorimeter includes a vessel with a chamber containing liquid nitrogen. The vessel is formed of four walls arranged proximately in parallel, each pair of adjacent walls delimiting a space. An inner wall forms the chamber, two partit... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5368184 | Insulation for vessels carrying cryogenic liquids A vessel for use in the transportation of cryogenic liquids in over the road cryogenic tankers has a double wall with a highly efficient, relatively light weight fiber glass insulation in the cavity between the walls. The fiber glass insulation increases ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5129544 | Laminated fuel tank structure A novel fuel tank is disclosed for a vehicle. The fuel tank includes a first and second housing part, each having an outer peripheral flange. The flanges are adapted to abut against each other and, in doing so, form a chamber between the central portions ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4976110 | Support system for vacuum insulated cylindrical cryogenic vessels A cryogenic vessel includes an inner product container and an outer jacket surrounding the inner product container with an insulating space between them. Two supports are provided to support the inner product container within the outer jacket. Each suppor... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4877153 | Method and apparatus for storing cryogenic fluids Method and apparatus for preventing loss of liquid cryogen due to heat infiltration into the cryogen stored in a dewar. At least one transient heat shield disposed in the vacuum space between the inner and outer vessels of the dewar in heat exchange with ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4819450 | Low cost intermediate radiation shield for a magnet cryostat A radiation shield assembly is provided for a cryostat having a helium vessel and which inlcudes a penetration for cooling the helium vessel. The radiation shield assembly comprises a shield having means for conducting heat toward the cryostat penetration... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4741456 | Cryogenic reservoir with helically wound thermal insulation A reservoir for a cryogenic fluid comprises a vessel with an elongated filling neck. It is thermally insulated by means of a band of thermal insulating material wound around the neck and the vessel in a plurality of superimposed layers each of which has a... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4417428 | Integral purged multi-layer insulation design Segments of multi-layer insulation have their ends bent outwardly and abutting the outwardly bent ends of adjacent segments. A purge gas flows through the spaces in the multi-layer insulation segments, the purge gas entering the spaces by way of some of t... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4401619 | Nuclear reactor sealing system A liquid metal-cooled nuclear reactor sealing system. The nuclear reactor includes a vessel sealed at its upper end by a closure head. The closure head comprises at least two components, one of which is rotatable; and the two components define an annulus ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4258082 | Minimizing evaporative losses from fuel tanks A method is disclosed for minimizing evaporative losses of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from fuel tanks installed on motor vehicles wherein the fuel tanks are shielded from sources of heat which would otherwise cause significant evaporation of the hydrocarbon... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4140073 | Thermal barrier system for liquefied gas tank Heat barrier components and improved thermal insulation techniques are provided for an external tank insulation system of ships carrying liquefied natural gas, propane, ammonia, etc. Reduction of liquid boil-off rate or initial cost of insulation through ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4044911 | Heat insulation system Heat insulation system in which the spacing of the facing surfaces of two adjacent radiation-reflecting layers satisfies the relationship dࣙ(0.1/T), where T is the mean operational temperature of the two layers expressed in °K, and d is expressed in cm... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4038832 | Liquefied gas container of large capacity A container for low boiling liquefied gas formed of an inner and outer vessel spaced one from the other to provide an insulated space in between with the inner vessel being of cylindrical shape with the elongate axis horizontally disposed and means for su... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4039297 | Heat insulating particles The present invention relates to improved heat insulating particles with a high heat insulating effect and high mechanical strength. The particles are smooth cells formed around hollow or solid grains of a low heat-conducting material such as silica, alum... | 08/02/1977 |
| 3948411 | Liquefied gas container A double walled liquefied gas container formed with an inner storage vessel and a spaced outer shell with insulation in between with a low heat conductive neck tube connecting the access opening of the inner vessel with the access opening through the oute... | 04/06/1976 |