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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:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Don H Coers, Naperville, IL (US);
Ronald C Weber, Brookfield, IL (US);
Richard J Kooy, Western Springs, IL (US);
Assignee:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company, Oak Bridge, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 481 ; 62 492 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for limiting the level of cold liquid within a vessel by sensing the expansion of cold liquid due to ambient heat leak, and venting pressurized vapor from the vessel to reduce the rate of expansion of the cold liquid.