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Cryogenic packaging for uniform cooling
Assignee: Infrared Components Corp
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Filing: 1994-04-15
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Granted: 1995-11-28
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Expires: 2014-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A cryogenic package provides a cryogenic environment for devices that require temperatures of 150 K or below, with uniform cooling and minimal thermal stress. A cryocooler produces cold gas on a closed loop, and the gas is distributed in the chamber of a cryogenic vessel. The device housed in the chamber is bathed in a continuous flow of the gas. The warmed gas is returned to the cryogenic cooler.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph R. McCoy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:34
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B9/00; F25B9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A cryogenic packaging for even cryogenic cooling of an operating electronic device, comprising: a cryogenic vessel having a sealed chamber for containing an operating electronic device, said cryogenic vessel thermally isolating said sealed chamber from an outside environment; signal carder means penetrating said cryogenic vessel and said sealed chamber for carrying electrical signals between an operating electronic device contained in said sealed chamber and a connector disposed outside said cryogenic vessel; a cryogen generator including an inlet port for receiving a cryogenic gas; an outlet port for discharging said cryogenic gas; and heat discharge means for removing heat from the cryogenic gas so that the discharged gas is at a desired cryogenic temperature; first conduit means coupling said cryogenic gas discharged from said outlet port through said heat discharge means into said sealed chamber; and second conduit means for carrying said cryogenic gas from said sealed chamber through said heat discharge means to said inlet port so that an operating electronic device contained therein is continually bathed in said cryogenic gas at said cryogenic temperature so that temperature gradients along the operating electronic device contained therein are avoided.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
A cryogenic packaging for even cryogenic cooling of an operating electronic device, comprising: a cryogenic vessel having a sealed chamber for containing an operating electronic device, said cryogenic vessel thermally isolating said sealed chamber from an outside environment; signal carder means penetrating said cryogenic vessel and said sealed chamber for carrying electrical signals between an operating electronic device contained in said sealed chamber and a connector disposed outside said cryogenic vessel; a cryogen generator including an inlet port for receiving a cryogenic gas; an outlet port for discharging said cryogenic gas; and heat discharge means for removing heat from the cryogenic gas so that the discharged gas is at a desired cryogenic temperature; first conduit means coupling said cryogenic gas discharged from said outlet port through said heat discharge means into said sealed chamber; and second conduit means for carrying said cryogenic gas from said sealed chamber through said heat discharge means to said inlet port so that an operating electronic device contained therein is continually bathed in said cryogenic gas at said cryogenic temperature so that temperature gradients along the operating electronic device contained therein are avoided.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cryogenic package according to claim 1 wherein said vessel includes an outer double-wall Dewar, and an inner double-wall Dewar positioned inside the outer double-wall Dewar, the inner Dewar defining said chamber therewithin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cryogenic package according to claim 1 wherein said vessel has a window permitting selected wavelengths of radiation to pass through.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cryogenic package according to claim 1 wherein said cryogenic gas is neon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cryogenic package according to claim 1 wherein said cryogen generator includes a reverse Brayton cycle device.
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