US3306059A
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Cryogenic storage apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-15
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1985-06-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip D Stelts
- 👤 Richard G Clark
- 👤 Edmund M Flounders
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 02:31
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C3/00; F17C3/02; F17C3/08; F17C2201/00; F17C2201/01; F17C2201/0104; F17C2201/0109; F17C2201/03; F17C2201/035; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/01; F17C2203/011; F17C2203/013; F17C2203/03; F17C2203/0304; F17C2203/0308; F17C2203/0391; F17C2203/06; F17C2203/0634; F17C2203/0636; F17C2203/0646; F17C2203/0648; F17C2205/00; F17C2205/03; F17C2205/0302; F17C2205/0308; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/012; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2223/04; F17C2223/042; F17C2223/043; F17C2223/045; F17C2225/00; F17C2225/04; F17C2225/042; F17C2225/046; F17C2225/047; F17C2260/00; F17C2260/01; F17C2260/011; F17C2260/012; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
LIGHTWEIGHT CRYOGENIC LIQUID STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL VESSEL OF LIGHTWEIGHT METAL CONTAINING LIQUEFIED GAS AT CRYOGENIC PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND SEALED AT BOTH ENDS; (B) JACKET MEANS SURROUNDING SAID VESSEL FORMING A VACUUM SPACE BETWEEN SAID VESSEL AND SAID JACKET MEANS, SAID JACKET MEANS INCLUDING A HONEYCOMB WALL PORTION OF LIGHTWEIGHT METAL CONSTRUCTION; (C) INSULATING MATERIAL DISPOSED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID VESSEL AND SAID JACKET MEANS; (D) TUBULAR MEANS EXTENDING AXIALLY THROUGH SAID VESSEL FOR SUPPORTING THE LATTER AT THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID TUBULAR MEANS HAVING OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SPACE TO PERMIT THE EVACUATION THEREOF; (E) PIPE MEANS EXTENDING INTO SAID VESSEL BY WAY OF SAID TUBULAR MEANS FOR PERMITTING LIQUID FLOW INTO AND OUT OF SAID VESSEL AND THE VENTING OF VAPORS WITHIN SAID VESSEL; AND (F) CAP MEANS TO CLOSE OFF THE ENDS OF SAID TUBULAR MEANS EXTENDING OUT OF SAID VESSEL AND TO ATTACH SAID TUBULAR MEANS TO SAID JACKET MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
LIGHTWEIGHT CRYOGENIC LIQUID STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL VESSEL OF LIGHTWEIGHT METAL CONTAINING LIQUEFIED GAS AT CRYOGENIC PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND SEALED AT BOTH ENDS; (B) JACKET MEANS SURROUNDING SAID VESSEL FORMING A VACUUM SPACE BETWEEN SAID VESSEL AND SAID JACKET MEANS, SAID JACKET MEANS INCLUDING A HONEYCOMB WALL PORTION OF LIGHTWEIGHT METAL CONSTRUCTION; (C) INSULATING MATERIAL DISPOSED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID VESSEL AND SAID JACKET MEANS; (D) TUBULAR MEANS EXTENDING AXIALLY THROUGH SAID VESSEL FOR SUPPORTING THE LATTER AT THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID TUBULAR MEANS HAVING OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SPACE TO PERMIT THE EVACUATION THEREOF; (E) PIPE MEANS EXTENDING INTO SAID VESSEL BY WAY OF SAID TUBULAR MEANS FOR PERMITTING LIQUID FLOW INTO AND OUT OF SAID VESSEL AND THE VENTING OF VAPORS WITHIN SAID VESSEL; AND (F) CAP MEANS TO CLOSE OFF THE ENDS OF SAID TUBULAR MEANS EXTENDING OUT OF SAID VESSEL AND TO ATTACH SAID TUBULAR MEANS TO SAID JACKET MEANS.
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