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Gas storage and dispensing system
Assignee: Rocep Lusol Holdings Ltd
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Filing: 1992-03-02
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2012-03-02
Abstract
Abstract A gas storage and dispensing system is described for the substantially reversible storage of a gas. The system comprises a material (4) having open voids occupied by a liquid. The liquid is a solvent of the gas and such occupation of the open voids by the liquid, with the gas dissolved therein, forms a reversible sorption gas storage system. The system tends to sorb increasing quantities of gas in increasing ambient gas pressure and desorb previously sorbed gas with decreases in ambient gas pressure. The system may be used in a pressure pack dispenser for dispensing a product (11) under pressure of a propellent gas, where the system provides the source of pressurised propellent gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard D. Frutin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:04
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/14; B65D83/60; B65D83/62; B65D83/64; F; F17; F17C; F17C11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A pressure pack dispenser for dispensing a product therefrom by means of pressure of a propellant gas within the dispenser, the pressure pack dispenser comprising: a pressurizable container having a valve for dispensing product from the container and a barrier which divides the container into a product chamber and a propellant chamber, the propellant chamber enclosing a gas storage and dispensing system for the substantially reversible storage of the propellant gas; the gas storage and dispensing system comprising: a material having open voids; a liquid which occupies the open voids in said material; and a propellant gas, the liquid being a solvent of the propellant gas; wherein said liquid in said gas storage and dispensing system sorbs increasing quantities of propellant gas in increasing ambient gas pressure and desorbs previously sorbed gas in decreasing ambient gas pressure, said gas storage and dispensing system providing a source of the pressurized propellant gas; wherein said barrier transmits the pressure of the propellant gas to the product in order to dispense the product from the pressure pack dispenser and wherein said barrier is substantially impermeable to the nongaseous components of said gas storage and dispensing system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A pressure pack dispenser for dispensing a product therefrom by means of pressure of a propellant gas within the dispenser, the pressure pack dispenser comprising: a pressurizable container having a valve for dispensing product from the container and a barrier which divides the container into a product chamber and a propellant chamber, the propellant chamber enclosing a gas storage and dispensing system for the substantially reversible storage of the propellant gas; the gas storage and dispensing system comprising: a material having open voids; a liquid which occupies the open voids in said material; and a propellant gas, the liquid being a solvent of the propellant gas; wherein said liquid in said gas storage and dispensing system sorbs increasing quantities of propellant gas in increasing ambient gas pressure and desorbs previously sorbed gas in decreasing ambient gas pressure, said gas storage and dispensing system providing a source of the pressurized propellant gas; wherein said barrier transmits the pressure of the propellant gas to the product in order to dispense the product from the pressure pack dispenser and wherein said barrier is substantially impermeable to the nongaseous components of said gas storage and dispensing system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the material comprises a porous material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the porous material is an open pore structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the porous material comprises a foam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 4, wherein the foam comprises a polymeric foam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the material comprises a fibrous material and the open voids are provided by spaces between the fibres of the material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the material is a solid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the material is treated with a swelling promoter to enhance the gas sorption capacity of the material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the barrier is substantially impermeable to the propellant gas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pressure pack dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the barrier comprises a flexible bag mounted within the container, the bag enclosing one of the gas storage and dispensing system and the product.
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