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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. 11, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ival O. Salyer, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Energy Storage Technologies Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 5/06 ;
Abstract
A phase change composition is provided which includes a nucleating agent to reduce supercooling of the composition. The phase change composition may comprise a eutectic mixture of water and sodium chloride. The nucleating agent may comprise calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, or pentaerythritol. The phase change composition may also include silica particles such that it is provided in the form of a gel or powder. The phase change composition may be used in a variety of applications including thermal shipping containers.