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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2005
Applicant:
Rainer Immel, Dexheim, DE;
Inventor:
Rainer Immel, Dexheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid hydrogen storage tank is provided with a boil-off release pressure above the critical pressure. The super critical pressure hydrogen storage tank has less hydrogen losses than a conventional tank even when used in vehicular applications and can be operated so as to provide zero hydrogen loss with reduced mandatory driving distances.