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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4036618 | Flexible cryogenic envelope A superconducting power transmission line is comprised of sections of rigid cryogenic envelope and sections of flexible cryogenic envelope. The rigid sections are comprised of rigid inner and outer tubes having a refrigeration shield located in a vacuum c... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036617 | Support system for an elongated cryogenic envelope An elongated cryogenic envelope includes a support-spacer for locating a plurality of refrigeration tubes at selected radial and circumferential locations within a vacuum chamber formed between inner and outer coaxial tubes. The support-spacer includes a ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4018059 | Cryogenic fluid transfer joint employing gaseous seals Cryogenic liquid coolant is transferred from a stationary liquefier through a bayonet to the rotor of a superconducting generator using a cryogenic fluid transfer joint cantilevered on the collector end of the rotor. Pressure of the boil-off coolant is em... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4011963 | Cryogenic vessel Cryogenic vessels having improved insulation value are prepared by incorporating evacuated tubing within the insulation.... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4011732 | Heat-stationed bayonet connector for cryogenic fluid lines A heat-stationed bayonet connector suitable for connecting liquid cryogen sources and refrigeration loads to a cryogenic fluid transfer line or for connecting components such as flexible sections, etc., into the transfer line. The incorporation of a cold ... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4009585 | Method of producing vacuum in recipient and vacuum pump for effecting same The invention relates to methods of producing a vacuum in a recipient and vacuum pumps for effecting same. This method consists in the pressure within a recipient being lowered from the atmospheric pressure to an initial vacuum by preliminary evacuation of ... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4006602 | Refrigeration apparatus and method The invention makes use of refrigerant passages or conduits in very effective heat-exchange relationship with the compression chamber and other hot parts of the compressor in a refrigeration system. The passages communicate at their inlet with an expansio... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4000625 | Method of cooling a moving strand of hot material Water-cooling tubes are extensively used for cooling hot moving strands, for instance hot-rolled rod. In order to avoid the braking action of the water within the tubes, the invention provides for the water to be expelled from the tubes before the leading... | 01/04/1977 |
| 4000826 | Cryogenic transport A structural tank for carrying cold fluids includes a cylindrical portion and hemispherical heads. The tank is horizontally structurally supported by the heads. The cylindrical portion carries an outside vacuum insulation shell and a vacuum insulation she... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3999403 | Thermal interface for cryogen coolers An infrared receiver having a thermal conductive device for providing continuous thermal contact between a detector cooling means and an IR detector is disclosed. The thermal conductive device is bellows shaped and constructed from laminated layers of cop... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3999402 | Cam drive pump refrigerators A double-acting cam drive piston pump-refrigerator having a double-acting expander piston and a compact heat exchange condenser and evaporator with high density arrangement of heat exchange material.... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3999471 | Filter hood device A filter hood device containing a gas treating filter and having a clean gas outlet aperture which is closed by a blank diffuser mounting panel. The blank diffuser mounting panel is adapted to be modified at a jobsite to receive a diffuser which is suitab... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3998070 | Syrup cooling system for cold drink machine Syrup tanks in a beverage dispenser having a cold water bath are cooled by circulating water from the water bath through a coil disposed adjacent to the syrup tanks in heat exchange relationship therewith. In the preferred embodiment, the coil is located ... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3998069 | Refrigerator receptacle support and adjustable air deflector-drip tray An adjustable air deflector condensate directing tray and food receptacle shelf support cover for a refrigerator cabinet shelf. The cover includes side flanges, spaced to depend between shelf longitudinal openings, with the flanges having opposed trackway... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3996765 | Refrigerant system charging and evacuating manifold A device for servicing closed refrigerating systems comprising a body having a passageway therethrough provided at its respective ends with threaded members for connecting the device to an access valve of the refrigerant system and a refrigerant charging ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3995442 | Air conditioning unit An air conditioning unit of the type adapted for installation externally of the space to be conditioned includes an outer housing separated into internal compartments by interior partition means and includes a belt-driven blower in one compartment for for... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3995444 | Organ perfusion system A system for extracorporeal perfusion of human organs wherein a pulsatile flow of cold perfusate is circulated through an organ intended for transplantation. The system includes a perfusion chamber, a heat exchanger comprising an ice water bath containing... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3995440 | Vapor control system A system for preventing substantial pollution of the atmosphere by benzene vapors displaced from a tank truck during loading of the truck with benzene. The benzene is loaded into the truck at its ambient temperature, and benzene vapors displaced from the ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3995610 | Four cylinder straight-type engine with secondary balancer system A four cylinder in-line engine is disclosed with a secondary balancer system, wherein at least one pair of balancer elements are arranged substantially at an identical horizontal distance from the longitudinal axes of the engine cylinders and on lines whi... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3994210 | Jet fume control systems This invention provides a method and apparatus for exhausting rising fume from a fume-producing apparatus into a hood opening located above but laterally displaced from the fume-producing apparatus. A first jet producing a moving curtain of air is directe... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994141 | Process for cooling by means of a cryogen slush A process for cooling by means of a low-boiling gas comprises the steps of continuously producing a gas slush and conveying it from the location of its production to the place of consumption. The gas slush releases its heat of fusion at the place of consu... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994143 | Product chilling in a fluid conveyor A chilling system advances products through a conveying tube and simultaneously chills the products using the fluid-conveying medium itself. Conveyance is effected through hydraulic pressure without the application of direct mechanical forces to the produ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994275 | Free-standing, disposable fireplace reflector A free-standing, disposable fireplace reflector which may be placed in a fireplace behind a fire and effect reflection of both heat and light therefrom into a sitting room. The disposable nature of the reflector also allows it to be used to collect and di... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994280 | Horizontal vent air terminal for sealed combustion furnaces An air terminal for a horizontal vent of a sealed combustion furnace includes a faceplate for mounting to an exterior vertical wall. A horizontal flue pipe extension, receiving the combustion products, is surrounded by an oval sleeve. Fresh air is communi... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3992891 | Process for recovering energy from liquefied gases In a process for recovering the energy from a liquefied gas by evaporation in heat exchange with a cycle medium which is simultaneously cooled, said cycle medium being thereafter compressed, heated, subjected to engine expansion and recovered in a cyclica... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992893 | Method for the production of superfluid helium under pressure at very low temperature and an apparatus for carrying out said method A bath of helium-4 is cooled to a temperature below the λ point so as to convert the lower portion of the bath to a superfluid-helium zone. A narrow stream between a top and a bottom portion of the zone is subjected to a critical heat flux corresponding ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992897 | Room air conditioner grounding clip An electrical grounding clip for grounding the outer casing of a room air conditioner to the base pan of the chassis in a manner to assure positive grounding contact upon the chassis being slidably inserted within the casing. The clip includes a U-shaped ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992898 | Movable expansion valve An expansion device for use in a reversible vapor compression refrigeration cycle for producing, upon demand, either heating or cooling. Two devices are mounted in opposed relationship in a supply line carrying refrigerant between a first heat exchanger a... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992899 | Device for cooling bulk material by low-boiling liquefied gas A device for cooling bulk material by low-boiling liquefied gas includes a precooling zone and a spraying zone. The precooling zone is inclined from the horizontal downwardly toward its discharge end to which is attached a rotatable drum-shaped chamber as... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992169 | Refrigerated cryogenic envelope An elongated cryogenic envelope including an outer tube and an inner tube coaxially spaced within said inner tube so that the space therebetween forms a vacuum chamber for holding a vacuum. The inner and outer tubes are provided with means for expanding o... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3991587 | Method of supplying cryogenic fluid through a transfer joint employing a stepped bayonet relative-motion gap Cryogenic liquid coolant is transferred from a stationary liquefier through a bayonet to a conduit rotating with the rotor of a superconducting generator, using a cryogenic fluid transfer joint attached to the collector end of the rotor. A relative-motion... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3991586 | Solenoid controlled cold head for a cryogenic cooler A solenoid control means for controlling the movement of a regenerator-diacer in a cryogenic cooler. The control means comprises sensing and power switching means for activating solenoids that assist in moving or restraining the movement of the regenerat... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3991588 | Cryogenic fluid transfer joint employing a stepped bayonet relative-motion gap Cryogenic liquid coolant is transferred from a stationary liquefier through a bayonet to a conduit rotating with the rotor of a superconducting generator, using a cryogenic fluid transfer joint attached to the collector end of the rotor. A relative-motion... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3991589 | Air conditioned transport of produce This is a method and device for carrying fresh produce in a fresh condition by barge upon waterways and particularly is characterized by a unique compartmentalized arrangement encompassing two air conditioning units and a single divisible produce compartm... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3990265 | Joule-Thomson liquifier utilizing the Leidenfrost principle For cooling a load which may be installed for example in an aircraft, and intended to be supplied from a bulk supply of liquid refrigerant, the latter is replaced by a liquid dispenser including a liquefier fed with gaseous refrigerant under pressure. The... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3990256 | Method of transporting gas A method of distributing natural gas by pipeline comprising pumping liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a predetermined portion of the desired distance, applying processes in which the refrigeration value of the gas is utilized and the high boiling point comp... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3990257 | Method for cooling workpieces in a liquid bath A cooling system for cooling steel slabs or the like comprises an elongated tank with parallel rollers for conveying the heated slab horizontally beneath the surface of a water bath. Water curtains from angularly directed upper and lower nozzles seal the ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3987780 | Greenhouse window for solar heat absorbing systems derived from Cd2 SnO4 Cadmium stannate has been found to be useful as a window for solar heat absorbing systems in which advantage is taken of the unique optical properties of cadmium stannate. When cadmium stannate is in an electrically conductive state, having a conductivity... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3987781 | Greenhouse window for solar heat absorbing systems derived from Cd2 SnO4 Cadmium stannate has been found to be useful as a window for solar heat absorbing systems in which advantage is taken of the unique optical properties of cadmium stannate. When cadmium stannate is in an electrically conductive state, having a conductivity... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3986852 | Rotary cooling and heating apparatus Rotary cooling and heating apparatus comprising a rotary housing containing a refrigerant compressor, a refrigerant expander rotatable with the housing and an external refrigerant condenser and evaporator. The components are disposed on a common axis for ... | 10/19/1976 |
