Patent · US Expired

Fluid transfer system

US6527007B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

20Claims

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Inventors

Carl Cheung Tung Kong · Los Angeles, US
John Kong · Wappingers Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2001
Grant date	Mar 4, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/86196
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A closed fluid transfer system is provided including a fluid source in fluid communication with an inlet of a hollow body. The hollow body includes a flexible and expandable wall, typically composed of elastomeric material, at one end thereof. An outlet is formed distal from the flexible and expandable wall. Fluid is transported from the fluid source to the hollow body through a tube by a pump or the like. The hollow body may constitute a fluid conditioning chamber. Alternatively, the hollow body serves as a fluid source for an energy production device. The hollow body may also be fluidly connected to a vehicle for use as a fuel tank.

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