Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for filling cryogenic tanks
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Application No.: US17524458Application Date: 2021-11-11
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Publication No.: US11668437B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Erik Gustafson
- Applicant: Chart Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Ball Ground
- Assignee: Chart Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chart Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Ball Ground
- Agency: Cook Alex Ltd.
- Main IPC: F17C5/02
- IPC: F17C5/02 ; G05D16/00

Abstract:
A body structure has an inlet port that receives fluid, a first outlet port that connects to a top-fill line of a cryogenic tank, a second outlet port that connects to a bottom-fill line of a cryogenic tank and a slider tube cylinder. A cylinder housing connects to the body structure and has a pressure comparison cylinder with upper and lower volumes, with the latter in fluid communication with a cryogenic tank. A piston having a piston shaft slides within the pressure comparison cylinder. A pressure regulator is in fluid communication with the upper volume and the slider tube cylinder. A slider tube is connected to the piston shaft and slides within the slider tube cylinder. The slider tube cylinder selectively directs fluid to a top-fill line through the first outlet port or to a bottom-fill line through the second outlet port.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220146046A1 Device and Method for Filling Cryogenic Tanks Public/Granted day:2022-05-12
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