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System and method for liquefying and storing a fluid

US9689607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Rickey Burns · Atlanta, US
Laurent Brouqueyre · Kennesaw, US
Brian Edward Dickerson · Littleton, US
Tory Deane Werne · Woodstock, US
Gregg Hurst · Acworth, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 17, 2010
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25J2290/44
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluid is liquefied from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and the liquefied fluid is stored. In one embodiment, the fluid is oxygen. Mechanisms are employed that enhance the durability, longevity, reliability, efficiency, of a system used to liquefy the fluid.

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