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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Third Shore Group, Llc, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher T. Kondogiani, Novi, MI (US);
Michael F. Donoughe, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Third Shore Group, LLC, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 21/00 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02D 19/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F17C 1/04 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 21/0224 (2013.01); F02D 19/029 (2013.01); F02D 41/0027 (2013.01); F02M 21/0215 (2013.01); F02M 21/0242 (2013.01); F02M 21/0293 (2013.01); F17C 1/04 (2013.01); F17C 13/025 (2013.01); F02D 41/003 (2013.01); Y02T 10/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for recycling permeated gas is disclosed. A container encapsulating a pressure vessel defines a containment volume. Gas permeating through the pressure vessel is captured in the containment volume. When a sensor detects a threshold level of permeated gas captured within the containment volume, a control module sends a command to open a purge valve. The open purge valve allows permeated gas captured within the containment volume to be supplied to an engine, a repressurization unit, or a secondary container.