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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Kooy, Western Springs, IL (US);
Don Henry Coers, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 501 ; 62 504 ; 62 481 ; 138 26 ; 220749 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for storing cold fluid. The system includes a main tank and an auxiliary tank that are in fluid communication, and the auxiliary tank receives vapor and expanding fluid as the cold fluid in the main tank warms thereby avoiding overpressurization of the system.