EP3775717A4 - Heat station for cooling a circulating cryogen - Google Patents

Heat station for cooling a circulating cryogen Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3775717A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cooling; heat station; circulating cryogen; cryogen; circulating
Prior art date: 2018-04-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP18913476.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3775717A2 (en

Inventor

Ralph C. Longsworth

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Sumitomo SHI Cryogenics of America Inc

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Sumitomo SHI Cryogenics of America Inc

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2018-04-06

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2018-04-06

Publication date

2022-01-26

2018-04-06 Application filed by Sumitomo SHI Cryogenics of America Inc filed Critical Sumitomo SHI Cryogenics of America Inc

2021-02-17 Publication of EP3775717A2 publication Critical patent/EP3775717A2/en

2022-01-26 Publication of EP3775717A4 publication Critical patent/EP3775717A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
- F25B9/14—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
- F25B9/06—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point using expanders
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/001—Gas cycle refrigeration machines with a linear configuration or a linear motor

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Containers, Films, And Cooling For Superconductive Devices (AREA)

EP18913476.0A 2018-04-06 2018-04-06 Heat station for cooling a circulating cryogen Pending EP3775717A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/US2018/026482 WO2019194819A2 (en)	2018-04-06	2018-04-06	Heat station for cooling a circulating cryogen

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3775717A2 EP3775717A2 (en)	2021-02-17
EP3775717A4 true EP3775717A4 (en)	2022-01-26

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EP18913476.0A Pending EP3775717A4 (en)	2018-04-06	2018-04-06	Heat station for cooling a circulating cryogen

Country Status (5)

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EP (1)	EP3775717A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP7022221B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR102398432B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN111936802B (en)
WO (1)	WO2019194819A2 (en)

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- 2018-04-06 KR KR1020207031905A patent/KR102398432B1/en active Active
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CN111936802A (en)	2020-11-13
WO2019194819A3 (en)	2019-12-19
WO2019194819A2 (en)	2019-10-10
EP3775717A2 (en)	2021-02-17
KR20200128758A (en)	2020-11-16
KR102398432B1 (en)	2022-05-13
JP2021519407A (en)	2021-08-10
CN111936802B (en)	2022-10-14
JP7022221B2 (en)	2022-02-17

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