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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:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter G. Goldstone, Woking, GB;
Rodney J. Allam, Guildford, GB;
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/312 ; E04B 1/74 ; F17C 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/312 ; E04B 1/74 ; F17C 1/00 ;
Abstract
A containment enclosure ( ) for a cryogenic unit ( ) has a chamber ( ) in which the cryogenic unit ( ) is located. A chamber wall ( ) includes thermally insulating bricks ( ) for thermally insulating the cryogenic unit ( ) in the chamber ( ). The chamber wall ( ) is impermeable to liquid leaking from the cryogenic unit ( ). A sump ( ) is provided for receiving any liquid leaking from the cryogenic unit ( ). Withdrawing means ( ) are provided for withdrawing liquid from the sump ( ) through an open uppermost end of the sump ( ).