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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Onboard Dynamics, Inc., Bend, OR (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Paul Echter, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kristina Weyer-Geigel, Yakima, WA (US);
Assignee:
ONBOARD DYNAMICS, INC., Bend, OR (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/06 (2006.01); F04B 17/00 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02B 43/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F04B 17/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 21/0242 (2013.01); F02B 33/06 (2013.01); F02B 43/10 (2013.01); F02M 21/0215 (2013.01); F02M 21/0245 (2013.01); F02M 35/10216 (2013.01); F04B 17/00 (2013.01); F04B 17/05 (2013.01); F02B 2043/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
When a natural gas compressor completes its compression cycle, residual pressurized natural gas remains in the cylinders, valves, and conduits of the compressor. Gas leaks into the environment increasing greenhouse gas emissions and introducing safety concerns. The systems and methods herein provide ways for substantially reducing or eliminating leakage of natural gas to the atmosphere while the system sits idle between compression cycles.