Patent · US Expired

Cooler

US5937657A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1997
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25B9/02
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A controller is provided for controlling the operation of a Joule-Thomson cooler. When the cooler has cooled down to its operating temperature, the rate of gas flow to the cooler is controlled as a function of the ambient temperature in order to maintain the gas flow at a minimum level.

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