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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C Fletcher, , US;
George F Smoot, Berkeley, CA (US);
William L Pope, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Lawrence Smith, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 50 ; 55-3 ; 55100 ; 55269 ; 6251 / ; 137197 ; 210222 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for phase separating a gas-liquid mixture as might exist in a sub-critical cryogenic helium vessel for cooling a superconducting magnet at low gravity such as in planetary orbit, permitting conservation of the liquid and extended service life of the superconducting magnet.