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Portable cryogenic liquid storage-gas supply system

US4299091A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1980
Grant dateNov 10, 1981
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86348
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable cryogenic liquid storage-gas supply system including an evacuable double-walled cryogenic liquid container being invertible between a top-up dispensing and bottom-up filling positions wherein the container comprises a liquid withdrawal-gas vent tube terminating within the container near the bottom end, a gas vent-liquid fill tube positioned within and penetrating the wall of the liquid withdrawal-gas vent tube and terminating within the container near the top end, and a splash deflector within the container for redirecting a fluid discharged from the gas vent-liquid fill tube toward the container top end during liquid fill of the container.

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