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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:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas M. Smith, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin H. Roderick, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Richard G. Perkes, Stewkley, GB;
Vanessa Sinclair, Leighton Buzzard, GB;
Lois X. Warren, Bernalillo, NM (US);
Assignee:
Nanopore, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/98 ; F28D 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/98 ; F28D 1/500 ;
Abstract
A sorption cooling device capable of providing cooling over an extended period of time. The sorption cooling device is particularly useful in a temperature-controlled shipping container that is required to maintain a temperature below ambient for an extended period of time. In one embodiment, the cooling device includes a means for restricting the flow of refrigerant liquid to control the degree of cooling over an extended period of time.