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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Bastiaan Driehuys, Durham, NC (US);
David Zollinger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Daniel Deaton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Durham, NC (US);
Alan Langhorn, Encinitas, CA (US);
Bastiaan Driehuys, Durham, NC (US);
David Zollinger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Daniel Deaton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Durham, NC (US);
Alan Langhorn, Encinitas, CA (US);
Medi-Physics, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods of collecting, thawing, and extending the useful polarized life of frozen polarized gases include heating a portion of the flow path and/or directly liquefying the frozen gas during thawing. A polarized noble gas product with an extended polarized life product is also included. Associated apparatus such as an accumulator and heating jacket for collecting, storing, and transporting polarized noble gases include a secondary flow channel which provides heat to a portion of the collection path during accumulation and during thawing.