Collapsible cryogenic storage vessel

US10982812B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• ILC Dover IP, Inc. · US
• Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC · US

Inventors

• David Phillip Cadogan · Middletown, US
• John Kun Hung Lin · Middletown, US
• Jonathan Michael Hinkle · Middletown, US
• Stephen Emerson Scarborough · Seaford, US
• Joanne M. Ware · Lewes, US
• Timothy Haggerty · Forest Meadow Mobile Home Park, US
• Chester Lloyd Benham · Newark, US
• Donald George Sticovy · Houston, US
• Craig Lasseter · Okotoks, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2016
• Grant date: Apr 20, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/32
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A design and construction method for a Collapsible Cryogenic Storage Vessel can be used for storing cryogenic liquids. The vessel provides the ability to be packed for transport in a compact state and erected at the point of use. The vessel can be used multiple times. The vessel's volume can also be adjusted during use to minimize or eliminate head space in the vessel.