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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:
Oct. 20, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas C Hanson, Buffalo, NY (US);
Theodore F Fisher, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Joseph A Weber, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Ravindra F Pahade, Getzville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 27 ; 62 31 ; 62 32 ; 62 36 ; 62 42 ;
Abstract
A process to produce cold helium gas suitable for use as a feed to a helium liquifier comprising employing refrigeration from a nitrogen rejection unit to reduce the temperature of the helium gas just prior to its passage to the liquifier thus enabling a reduction in the liquifier energy requirement.