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Booster system for unloading compressed gas

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-10
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1983-07-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Lewis A Graeber
  • 👤 James P Graeber

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:41
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C7/00; F17C7/02; F17C2201/00; F17C2201/01; F17C2201/0104; F17C2201/0109; F17C2201/0128; F17C2201/05; F17C2201/054; F17C2205/00; F17C2205/03; F17C2205/0302; F17C2205/0352; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0107; F17C2223/0123; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2227/00; F17C2227/01; F17C2227/0128; F17C2227/0135; F17C2227/04; F17C2270/00; F17C2270/01; F17C2270/0165; F17C2270/0168; F17C2270/0171; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6416; Y10T137/6579

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 305 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING LIQUID COMPRESSED GAS PRODUCTS FROM A CARRIER TO A STATIONARY RESERVOIR, COMPRISING A TANK MOUNTED FOR TRANSPORTATIONON A VEHICLE AND CONTAINING A SUPPLY OF COMPRESSED GAS, SAID VEHICLE INCLUDING A SOURCE OF HOT LIQUID, A PUMP MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID TANK AND CONNECTED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE TANK FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TANK CONTENTS, A DISCHARGE LINE LEADING FROM SAID PUMP TO SAID RESERVOIR FOR DELIVERY OF GAS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID TANK IN LIQUID STATE TO SAID RESERVOIR, A BOOSTER UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE ADJACENT SAID PUMP, SAID BOOSTER UNIT COMPRISING A PAIR OF INTERTWINED SPIRALLY WOUND COILS, EACHOF SAID COILS INCLUDING A PLURALITYOF TURNS, THE TURNS OF ONE SAID COIL BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO AND THREADEDLY INTER-ENGAGED IN CONTACTING ADJACENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TURNS OF THE OTHER SAID COIL, EACH OF SAID COILS COMPRISING A HOLLOW FLUID CONDUIT, SAID COILS BEING DISPOSED WITH THEIR TURNS IN SPIRALLY ALTERNATING SUSPERPOSED HEAT-EXCHANGE CONTACTING REALTION, ONE SAID COIL COMPRISING A HEATER COIL, THE UPPERMOST TURN OF SAID HEATER COIL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF HOT LIQUID, THE LOWEERMOST TURN OF SAID HEATER COIL COUPLED TO RETURN SAID LIQUID TO SAID SOURCE, THE OUTERH SAID COIL COMPRISING A GAS COIL, THE LOWERMOST TURN OF SAID GAS COIL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID DISCHARGE LINE AND RECEIVING BYPASS DISCHARGE OF COMPRESSED GAS IN LIQUID STATE FROM SAID DISCHARGE LINE DURING OPERATION OF SAID PUMP, SAID BYPASSED LIQUID GAS IN SAID GAS COIL BEING VAPORIZED BY THE HEAT OF SAID HEATER COIL AND PASSING UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID GAS COIL ITS UPPERMOST TURN, SAID UPPERMOST TURN OF SAID GAS COIL BEING COMMUNICATED WITH SAID TANK ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SUPPLY OF COMPRESSED GAS IN SAID TANK TO INJECT BYPASS DISCHARGE AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON SAID SUPPLY SURFACE AND ASSIST WITHDRAWAL FROM SAID TANK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 305 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING LIQUID COMPRESSED GAS PRODUCTS FROM A CARRIER TO A STATIONARY RESERVOIR, COMPRISING A TANK MOUNTED FOR TRANSPORTATIONON A VEHICLE AND CONTAINING A SUPPLY OF COMPRESSED GAS, SAID VEHICLE INCLUDING A SOURCE OF HOT LIQUID, A PUMP MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID TANK AND CONNECTED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE TANK FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TANK CONTENTS, A DISCHARGE LINE LEADING FROM SAID PUMP TO SAID RESERVOIR FOR DELIVERY OF GAS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID TANK IN LIQUID STATE TO SAID RESERVOIR, A BOOSTER UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE ADJACENT SAID PUMP, SAID BOOSTER UNIT COMPRISING A PAIR OF INTERTWINED SPIRALLY WOUND COILS, EACHOF SAID COILS INCLUDING A PLURALITYOF TURNS, THE TURNS OF ONE SAID COIL BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO AND THREADEDLY INTER-ENGAGED IN CONTACTING ADJACENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TURNS OF THE OTHER SAID COIL, EACH OF SAID COILS COMPRISING A HOLLOW FLUID CONDUIT, SAID COILS BEING DISPOSED WITH THEIR TURNS IN SPIRALLY ALTERNATING SUSPERPOSED HEAT-EXCHANGE CONTACTING REALTION, ONE SAID COIL COMPRISING A HEATER COIL, THE UPPERMOST TURN OF SAID HEATER COIL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF HOT LIQUID, THE LOWEERMOST TURN OF SAID HEATER COIL COUPLED TO RETURN SAID LIQUID TO SAID SOURCE, THE OUTERH SAID COIL COMPRISING A GAS COIL, THE LOWERMOST TURN OF SAID GAS COIL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID DISCHARGE LINE AND RECEIVING BYPASS DISCHARGE OF COMPRESSED GAS IN LIQUID STATE FROM SAID DISCHARGE LINE DURING OPERATION OF SAID PUMP, SAID BYPASSED LIQUID GAS IN SAID GAS COIL BEING VAPORIZED BY THE HEAT OF SAID HEATER COIL AND PASSING UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID GAS COIL ITS UPPERMOST TURN, SAID UPPERMOST TURN OF SAID GAS COIL BEING COMMUNICATED WITH SAID TANK ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SUPPLY OF COMPRESSED GAS IN SAID TANK TO INJECT BYPASS DISCHARGE AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON SAID SUPPLY SURFACE AND ASSIST WITHDRAWAL FROM SAID TANK.

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