| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220560120 |
Including thermal insulation
| 29 |
| 220560100 |
Spaced, self-sustaining, inner and outer containers
| 15 |
| 220560050 |
Including means for withstanding or dissipating thermally induced stress (e.g., expansion joint)
| 12 |
| 220560080 |
Membrane-type container
| 6 |
| 220560110 |
Combined with, or modified for shipment in, a transport vehicle (e.g., cargo ship, airplane, space vehicle) | 4 |
| 20090218354 | LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANK FOR FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a floating marine apparatus including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank. The apparatus includes a first LNG containing compartment and a second LNG containing compartment next to the first compartment. The apparatus further includes a bottom passage interconnecting bottom portions of the first and second compartments for fluid communication therebetween. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20110259892 | Telescoping Cryocane - A telescoping cryocane having a first container element and a second container element, for suspending smaller containers upright within a cryogenic container. The first container element and the second container element can be in a slidable telescoping relationship. One or more of the first and the second container elements can be configured for suspending and retaining the smaller containers at very low temperatures. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20150122821 | ISO MODAL CONTAINER - An ISO modal container for storage and transportation of a CNG pressure vessel comprises a main longitudinal portion and two end caps, one at each end of the main longitudinal portion. The container comprises a frame body for housing a single pressure vessel inside said frame body. The frame body comprises two sides connected by longitudinally extending beams. A pair of attachments, one at each end of the pressure vessel, holds the pressure vessel suspended in place inside the frame body, with the longitudinal portion of the pressure vessel substantially parallel to the longitudinally extending beams of the frame body of the container. The pressure vessel is typically of the type 3 or type 4 class. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160137272 | DOUBLE-SHELL TANK AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER SHIP - A horizontal type cylindrical double-shell tank includes an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell includes an inner shell main part storing a liquefied gas and an inner shell dome protruding from the inner shell main part. The outer shell forms a vacuum space between the inner shell and the outer shell, and includes an outer shell main part surrounding the inner shell main part and an outer shell dome surrounding the inner shell dome. The inner shell dome is provided with an inner shell manhole. The outer shell dome is provided with an outer shell manhole at a position corresponding to a position of the inner shell manhole. | 05-19-2016 |
| 220560090 |
Spherical or oblate container | 1 |
| 20140061202 | WARM BORE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY - A warm bore cylinder assembly having an outer wall, an inner wall, and a plurality of braces is provided. The outer wall is configured to define an inner exterior portion of a cryostat assembly. The outer wall is generally cylindrical, is made of a conductive material, and has an outer wall thickness. The inner wall is disposed radially inwardly of the outer wall. The inner wall is generally cylindrical, is made of a conductive material, and has an inner wall thickness. The braces extend along an axial direction defined by the outer wall and the inner wall. The plurality of braces are interposed between and join the outer wall and inner wall. The plurality of braces define openings disposed between adjacent braces. | 03-06-2014 |
| Entries |
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| 20080277398 | SEAM-WELDED 36% NI-FE ALLOY STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Welded 36% Ni—Fe alloy steel and a method of making such welded steel for use in storage tanks, pipelines, and other equipment associated with cryogenic substances is disclosed. The welded steel has a similar coefficient of thermal expansion in both the weld and base steel. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080277399 | System and Method for Filling a Portable Liquified Gas Storage/Delivery System - A liquefied gas storage/delivery system and method that includes a liquefied gas storage system. The liquefied gas storage system includes a housing containing a storage vessel suited to contain a supply of liquefied gas, such as liquid oxygen (LOX). A rotatable turntable is provided on an exterior surface of the housing. An interface shaped to match the shape of at least a portion of a portable liquid storage/delivery device is provide in or on the turntable. A connector is disposed in the interface that couples to a corresponding connector on the portable liquid storage/delivery device. The two connectors are coupled by placing the portable liquid storage/delivery device in the interface and rotating the turntable. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090020536 | Hybrid Cryogenic Tank Construction and Method of Manufacture Therefor - A lightweight, high-pressure cryogenic tank construction includes an inner layer comprising a matrix of fiber and resin suitable for cryogenic use. An outer layer in intimate contact with the inner layer provides support of the inner layer, and is made of resin composite. The tank is made by placing a fiber preform on a mandrel and infusing the preform with the resin. The infused preform is then encapsulated within the outer layer. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090065507 | Package of freeze Storage Container and Process for Producing the Same - It is demanded that packages for cryopreservation containers which can prevent the conventional cryopreservation containers stored at very low temperatures, namely −80 to −196° C., from being damaged and are excellent in heat sealability be developed. The present invention provides a package for a cryopreservation container comprising at least an adhesive fluoropolymer film. The package for a cryopreservation container according to the invention makes it possible to store blood, rare cells and vital tissues in a very low temperature environment without any damage to the container. Further, the sealing strength resulting from heat sealing after placing a cryopreservation container in the packages is very good and, therefore, liquid nitrogen can be inhibited from entering the inside and thus contamination with bacteria, viruses or the like contained in liquid nitrogen can be avoided and the package can be prevented from being broken by expansion of intruder liquid nitrogen on the occasion of thawing. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090321451 | Containment apparatus for controlled rate freezing and long term cryogenic storage - A containment apparatus ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100025406 | Vertical Storage Vessel - A vessel for containing liquefied petroleum gas and a method for loading a semitrailer with a plurality of vessels is disclosed. The vessel may include a tank with an outside diameter that is greater than thirty inches and less than thirty-four inches. The tank may be configured to contain at least 119 water gallons, and may be further configured to contain liquefied petroleum gas. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100187237 | Cryogenic Liquid Tank - A hydrogen storage tank for a hydrogen fueled aircraft. The tank has a wall made of layers of aerogel sections around a hard shell layer, sealed within a flexible outer layer, and having the air removed to form a vacuum. The periphery of each layer section abuts other sections of that layer, but only overlies the periphery of the sections of other layers at individual points. The wall is characterized by a thermal conductivity that is lower near its gravitational top than its gravitational bottom. The tank has two exit passageways, one being direct, and the other passing through a vapor shield that extends through the wall between two layers of aerogel. A control system controls the relative flow through the two passages to regulate the boil-off rate of the tank. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100288774 | AUTOMATIC FILLING TERMINATION DEVICE AND CRYOGENIC VESSEL WITH THE SAME - An automatic filling termination device and a cryogenic vessel are provided including a body with a chamber, defined in the cryogenic vessel and provided with an inlet, communicated with the inlet for filling cryogenic medium into the chamber, and an outlet, arranged on the top wall of the body for discharging the cryogenic medium in the chamber into the cryogenic vessel; a flow termination member blocking the outlet, defined in the chamber of the body and has a predetermined weight to not be floated in the cryogenic medium; a floater, located outside the body and moving up and down when the liquid level of the cryogenic medium as filled into the cryogenic vessel is changed; and a connection, penetrated through the outlet to connect the flow termination member with the floater, wherein the outlet internal diameter is greater than the connection outer diameter by a predetermined dimension. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110031253 | CRYOSTAT HAVING A STABILIZED EXTERIOR VESSEL - A cryostat ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110284552 | CRYNOGENIC STORAGE TANK - A cryogenic storage tank having a housing which defines an interior chamber open at its top. A lid overlies the housing and storage chamber and an access opening is formed in the lid. An access door selectively closes the access opening while a carousel is rotatably mounted about an axis within the storage chamber. An actuator is accessible exteriorly of the lid and housing for rotating the carousel. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120061397 | Adiabatic Tank For Metal Hydride - The invention relates to a safe hydrogen-storing tank that is easy to manufacture and enables the quick kinetic absorption of hydrogen, which reduces the variations in volume and has a low cost in terms of material and energy. The invention has the aim of providing a tank for storing hydrogen, including a hydrogen inlet ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120091144 | FLEXIBLE CRYOSTAT - Provided is a flexible cryostat for use in applications including surrounding high temperature superconductor cabling. The flexible cryostat disclosed here in an embodiment includes a polymer pipe as the outer surface of the cryostat. In an embodiment, both the inner and outer pipes of a cryostat are replaced with polymer pipes which have the same or different thickness and composition. One or both of the polymer pipes can be used in combination with a permeation barrier, which is, in separate embodiments, ethylene vinyl alcohol, or a metallic layer such as aluminum or stainless steel. The flexible polymer pipe can surround the permeation barrier, or the permeation barrier can be positioned at the inner or outer surface of one or both flexible polymer pipes. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20130213972 | Method for Fixing an Item of Equipment to a Wall and Corresponding Tank - The invention relates to a method for fixing an item of equipment to the inner surface of a wall of a cryogenic fluid line or a tank and in particular a tank intended to contain liquid oxygen, the method being characterized in that a layer of porous material is interposed between the wall and the item of equipment. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140097189 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A STORAGE TANK FOR CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS - A new procedure for constructing cryogenic storage tanks involves erecting a freestanding metal liner. The liner is sized and configured to withstand the hydraulic forces the concrete wall of the tank being poured without the need for temporary stiffeners on the inside surface of lower portions of the liner. Lateral tension ties can be connected to anchor ties on an outward surface of the liner and used to tie the liner to outer formwork. These ties may be spaced up to about 2 m apart. Studs can also be provided on the outer surface of the liner, and a cylindrical ring of cryogenic steel can be integrated into the liner. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140158695 | Cryogenic Storage Container With Sealing Closure and Methods of Using the Same - A container or vial for the cryopreservation and/or vitrification and storage of a biological sample, including cellular samples and embryos is described. The container comprises a sealable closure that isolates a biological sample held in the container lumen from the external environment and is suitable for storage of the sample in liquid nitrogen. Methods for introducing and sealing biological samples within the container for cryopreservation and/or vitrification and storage are also described. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140166663 | Tank for Fluid - A tank for storing fluid, especially hydrocarbons including low temperature liquefied natural gas. The tank comprises tank walls defining an interior tank space, wherein at least one beam is provided in the interior tank space having at least one beam end connected to the tank wall. The at least one recess is provided in the tank wall for receiving the beam end for anchoring to the tank wall. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140263357 | Passive Compressed Gas Storage Container Temperature Stabilizer - A liquefied gas system and method can supply gas from a liquefied gas container more efficiently by using an external stabilizing device. The liquefied gas is located under its own vapor pressure in the lower portion of the container. As the vapor is withdrawn from the container at ambient pressure, the liquid evaporates at an equivalent rate to account for the decrease in pressure. The stabilizing device surrounding the liquefied gas container efficiently transfers the ambient external heat to the liquid thus allowing more liquefied gas to be vaporized. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263358 | THREADED INSERT FOR COMPACT CRYOGENIC-CAPABLE PRESSURE VESSELS - An insert for a cryogenic capable pressure vessel for storage of hydrogen or other cryogenic gases at high pressure. The insert provides the interface between a tank and internal and external components of the tank system. The insert can be used with tanks with any or all combinations of cryogenic, high pressure, and highly diffusive fluids. The insert can be threaded into the neck of a tank with an inner liner. The threads withstand the majority of the stress when the fluid inside the tank that is under pressure. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263359 | POLARIZATION SAMPLE GEOMETRY - A carrier for a sample of highly polarized material includes a shell having a radially exterior surface and a radially interior surface, and a sample of highly polarized material interiorly adjacent to the radially interior surface. The shell may be substantially cylindrical, and may be constructed from a magnetic or non-magnetic material. The sample of highly polarized material may comprise a methyl rotor group material. The sample of highly polarized material may comprise pyruvic acid or an acetic acid. The sample of highly polarized material may be co-axial with the cylindrical shell. The sample of highly polarized material may be bonded or frozen to the radially interior surface of the shell. The carrier may further comprise a wad of material that forms a volume and contacts an axially proximate end of at least one of the shell or the sample. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263360 | ISOLATING VALVE - An isolating valve includes a body having a canal for the passage of fluid, which is intended to be shut off by upstream and downstream spherical plugs, that can be actuated independently of one another between positions allowing the passage of fluid through the canal and positions of shutting off the canal, and a sealing checker, opening into the canal and between the two spherical plugs. The upstream plug is equipped with an upstream seat of the “simple piston effect” type and has no downstream seat. The downstream plug is equipped with an upstream seat of the “simple piston effect” type and with a downstream seat of the “double piston effect” type. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150102036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID CONTAINMENT - A storage container includes a wall structure defining an interior, where the interior is configured to contain a fluid. A portion of the wall structure is formed by a composite material. The composite material includes frozen water and a fibrous additive. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150102037 | SINGLE-LAYER COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSEL - This invention is directed to a polymeric pressure vessel comprising a wall prepared by living polymerization such that the wall comprises a single layer of polymer having two sub-layers, an inner sub-layer that is not a composite and an outer layer that is. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150108137 | Pressure Vessel and a Method of Loading CNG into a Pressure Vessel - A pressure vessel for storage and transportation of CNG comprises a body, which defines an internal volume in which the CNG is stored and transported. An inlet is provided through which the CNG can be loaded into the internal volume of the vessel. At the end of said inlet there is a CNG expansion section through which the CNG expands into the vessel when loaded. The pressure vessel further comprises a CNG loading appendage for injecting the CNG at a point inside the internal volume of the vessel, thereby increasing the space between the expansion point of the CNG and the walls of the vessel. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150136789 | PRESSURE VESSEL WITH COMPOSITE BOSS - This invention relates to a one-piece composite boss for use with pressure vessel used to transport compressed fluids. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160026911 | RFID CAPS AND LIDS - The present invention relates to an RFID cap for a cryogenic vial, the RFID cap comprising a cap body; and an RFID tag attached to the cap body, the RFID tag comprising an RFID chip and an antenna connected to the chip. The present invention also relates to an RFID box lid for a cryogenic vial storage box having an array of storage slots capable of receiving cryogenic vials; the RFID box lid comprising: a box lid body; and an array of RFID tags positioned on the box lid such that when the box lid is located on the storage box, each RFID tag in the array is aligned with a storage slot in the box. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160143270 | CRYOGENIC WORKSTATION USING NITROGEN - Cryogenic devices are provided in which liquid nitrogen is used to maintain ultra-low temperatures in which samples can be manipulated. | 05-26-2016 |
