← Back to Patent Explorer
US3205670A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Oxygen supply system

Assignee: Puritan Compressed Gas Corp
•
Filing: 1962-09-24
•
Granted: 1965-09-14
•
Expires: 1982-09-24
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond J Carolan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 20:07
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D13/00; B64D13/02; F; F17; F17C; F17C9/00; F17C9/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/2559; Y10T137/2574; Y10T137/2605; Y10T137/2607; Y10T137/261; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7781; Y10T137/7782; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87917; Y10T137/87981; Y10T137/87997; Y10T137/88005; Y10T137/88062

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
A LIQUID OXYGEN CONVERTER COMPRISING: A CONTAINER FOR STORING LIQUID OXYGEN; AN EVAPORATING COIL FOR CONVERTING LIUQID OXYGEN INTO GASEOUS OXYGEN; VALVE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A CHAMBER THEREIN AND PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF INLET PORTS, AN OUTLET PORT, A VENT PORT, FIRST AND SECOND VALVE SEATS, AND A VALVE ASSEMBLY, THE LATTER COMPRISING A FIRST VALVE MEMBER FOR SAID FIRST VALVE SEAT DISPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER FOR COMMUNICATING SAID INLET PORTS BY DISENGAGEMENT FROM SAID FIRST VALVE SEAT ONLY WHEN THE PRESSURE IN SAID CHAMBER IS BELOW A FIRST PREDETERMINED VALUE, A SECOND VALVE MEMBER FOR SAID SECOND VALVE SEAT DISPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER FOR COMMUNICATING SAID INLET PORTS WITH SAID OUTLET PORT ONLY WHEN THE PRESSURE IN SAID CHAMBER IS ABOVE A SECOND, LOWER PREDETERMINED VALUE, AND MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER AND RESPONSIVE TO THE CHAMBER PRESSURE FOR ACTUATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND VALVE MEMBERS, SAID MEANS INCLUDING PRESSURE RESPONSIVE ALVE MEANS FOR COMMUNICATING SAID CHAMBER WITH SAID VENT PORT ONLY WHEN THE CHAMBER PRESSURE REACHES A THIRD, HIGHER PREDETERMINED VALUE; AND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID EVAPORATING COIL WITH SAID CONTAINER AND ONE OF SAID INLET PORTS AND CONNECTING SAID CONTAINER WITH THE OTHER OF SAID INLET PORTS, WHEREBY LIUQID OXYGEN IS ALLOWED TO FLOW FROM SAID CONTAINER TO SAID COIL FOR CONVERSION TO GASEOUS OXYGEN WHEN THE CHAMBER PRESSURE IS BELOW SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED VALUE AND WHERBY GASEOUS OXYGEN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OUTLET PORT WHEN THE CHAMBER PRESSURE IS ABOVE SAID SECOND PREDETERMINED VALUE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 252 words
A LIQUID OXYGEN CONVERTER COMPRISING: A CONTAINER FOR STORING LIQUID OXYGEN; AN EVAPORATING COIL FOR CONVERTING LIUQID OXYGEN INTO GASEOUS OXYGEN; VALVE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A CHAMBER THEREIN AND PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF INLET PORTS, AN OUTLET PORT, A VENT PORT, FIRST AND SECOND VALVE SEATS, AND A VALVE ASSEMBLY, THE LATTER COMPRISING A FIRST VALVE MEMBER FOR SAID FIRST VALVE SEAT DISPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER FOR COMMUNICATING SAID INLET PORTS BY DISENGAGEMENT FROM SAID FIRST VALVE SEAT ONLY WHEN THE PRESSURE IN SAID CHAMBER IS BELOW A FIRST PREDETERMINED VALUE, A SECOND VALVE MEMBER FOR SAID SECOND VALVE SEAT DISPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER FOR COMMUNICATING SAID INLET PORTS WITH SAID OUTLET PORT ONLY WHEN THE PRESSURE IN SAID CHAMBER IS ABOVE A SECOND, LOWER PREDETERMINED VALUE, AND MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER AND RESPONSIVE TO THE CHAMBER PRESSURE FOR ACTUATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND VALVE MEMBERS, SAID MEANS INCLUDING PRESSURE RESPONSIVE ALVE MEANS FOR COMMUNICATING SAID CHAMBER WITH SAID VENT PORT ONLY WHEN THE CHAMBER PRESSURE REACHES A THIRD, HIGHER PREDETERMINED VALUE; AND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID EVAPORATING COIL WITH SAID CONTAINER AND ONE OF SAID INLET PORTS AND CONNECTING SAID CONTAINER WITH THE OTHER OF SAID INLET PORTS, WHEREBY LIUQID OXYGEN IS ALLOWED TO FLOW FROM SAID CONTAINER TO SAID COIL FOR CONVERSION TO GASEOUS OXYGEN WHEN THE CHAMBER PRESSURE IS BELOW SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED VALUE AND WHERBY GASEOUS OXYGEN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OUTLET PORT WHEN THE CHAMBER PRESSURE IS ABOVE SAID SECOND PREDETERMINED VALUE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2277491A Cited
US2806481A Cited
US2960099A Cited
US2965121A Cited
US3001375A Cited
US3097497A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-13 1969-03-15 1969-09-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-13 1973-03-15 1973-09-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-13 1977-03-15 1977-09-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag