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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Brian E. Dickerson, Littleton, CO (US);
Inventor:
Brian E. Dickerson, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a removably attachable compact desiccant cartridge that is useful in lowering the dew point of a medically useful gas, which is liquefied by a cryogenic device. The desiccant cartridge of the present invention comprises a gas feedstream inlet, a dehumidifying zone which comprises a desiccant material, and a dehumidified gas feedstream outlet. The present invention also provides a method for using the same.