This application claims priority from provisional U.S. Application No. 62/566,246 filed Sep. 29, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention is in the technical field of material storage. More specifically, the present invention is in the technical field of storing material that is in a cryogenic state.
Conventional methods of storing cryogenic material require specialized equipment, where as the present invention is capable of storing large quantities of cryogenic material using low cost components. The storage of cryogenic material is well known and the information in the prior art references is incorporated by reference into this system and method.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,292,062A (Dinulescu, Sanders) details a system for storing cryogenic material with the use of a secondary material. The system described is difficult and expensive to manufacture.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,782,128A (Hampton, Cavanna, Kungys, Eifel) details a system for storing cryogenic material. The system described is difficult and expensive to manufacture.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,814,275A (Lemons) details a system for storing and transporting cryogenic material. The system described was limited to marine related vessels.
The present invention is a system and method of storing various quantities of cryogenic material with lower cost than systems found in prior art. Novel feature of the system is the ability to use minimum amounts of different types of energy to maintain various quantities of cryogenic material. An additional novel feature is the use of common components and materials.
Referring to the FIGURES provided by way of exemplification and not limitation, a system having preferred features of the present invention is described. As seen in the FIGURE, components of the present invention may have features of other cryogenic storage systems, but has differences that provide novel and useful features for the cost effective method of storing cryogenic material.
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In broad embodiment, the present invention is a system and method of storing large quantities of cryogenic material with lower cost than systems found in prior art. Novel feature of the system is the ability to use minimum amounts of electricity to maintain large quantities of cryogenic material. An additional novel feature is the use of common components and materials.
Modifications of the structure, arrangement, proportions, elements, materials, and components used in the practice of the present invention, and otherwise, some of which are adapted to specific environments and operative requirements, can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention. Various types of electrical controls may be required, which have not been shown or discussed. Various types of valves may be required, which have not been shown or discussed.
While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is considered the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples. The invention should therefore not be limited by the above described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.
The present invention may be carried out in other specific ways than those set forth without departing from the essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiment are, therefore, to be illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are embraced.
It should be understood that other materials will be the mechanical equivalent of liquefied atmospheric air in the system described and claimed. It should be understood that other gases will be the mechanical equivalent of atmospheric air in the system described and claimed.
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