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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Stephentown, NY (US);
Anbo Wu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Alexander Kagan, Guilderland, NY (US);
Minfeng Xu, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Schenectady, NY (US);
Justin Michael Ricci, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes a storage tank storing gas. The storage tank includes a storage tank interface portion made from a first material. The system also includes a nozzle that includes a nozzle interface portion and a first portion. The first portion is made from a second material different from the first material. Additionally, the system includes a connection formed by coupling the storage tank interface portion and the nozzle interface portion to one another, and the connection is configured to maintain a leak rate of the gas equal to or less than 1×10standard cubic centimeters per second (std. cc/s).