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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2007
Applicants:

Heinz J. Kotzot, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Felix J. Fernandez DE LA Vega, Houston, TX (US);

Joseph H. Cho, Katy, TX (US);

Charles Durr, Houston, TX (US);

Robert Burlingame, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Heinz J. Kotzot, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Felix J. Fernandez de la Vega, Houston, TX (US);

Joseph H. Cho, Katy, TX (US);

Charles Durr, Houston, TX (US);

Robert Burlingame, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 9/02 (2006.01); F17C 9/04 (2006.01); F17C 7/04 (2006.01); F28D 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/04 (2013.01); F17C 9/04 (2013.01); F17C 9/02 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0153 (2013.01); F17C 2225/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0302 (2013.01); F17C 2265/05 (2013.01); F28D 7/16 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0309 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0313 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0327 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0397 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for heating a cryogenic fluid are provided. A cryogenic fluid can be heated to provide a partially cryogenic vaporized fluid having a first temperature. The partially vaporized cryogenic fluid can be partially vaporized to provide a second partially vaporized fluid having a second temperature. At least a portion of the second, partially vaporized, cryogenic fluid can be used to heat the cryogenic fluid to the first temperature. The second, partially vaporized, cryogenic fluid can be partially vaporized to provide a substantially vaporized cryogenic fluid having a third temperature.


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