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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Gregory Citver, Florence, SC (US);
William Louis Einziger, Florence, SC (US);
Yuri Lvovsky, Florence, SC (US);
Gregory Citver, Florence, SC (US);
William Louis Einziger, Florence, SC (US);
Yuri Lvovsky, Florence, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A displacer for adjusting a level of a liquid cryogen in a cryostat. The displacer including an expandable member at least partially defining a sealed chamber. The expandable member being configured to transition from a collapsed state where the sealed chamber has a smaller volume to an expanded state where the sealed chamber has a larger volume. The displacer includes a first end piece attached to a first end of the expandable member and a second end piece attached to a second end of the expandable member.