Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Processes – With material treatment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-31
2005-05-31
Maust, Timothy L. (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Processes
With material treatment
C141S082000, C141S004000, C062S050200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06899146
ABSTRACT:
A fueling facility and method for dispensing liquid natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or both on-demand. The fueling facility may include a source of LNG, such as cryogenic storage vessel. A low volume high pressure pump is coupled to the source of LNG to produce a stream of pressurized LNG. The stream of pressurized LNG may be selectively directed through an LNG flow path or to a CNG flow path which includes a vaporizer configured to produce CNG from the pressurized LNG. A portion of the CNG may be drawn from the CNG flow path and introduced into the CNG flow path to control the temperature of LNG flowing therethrough. Similarly, a portion of the LNG may be drawn from the LNG flow path and introduced into the CNG flow path to control the temperature of CNG flowing therethrough.
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Bingham Dennis A.
Clark Michael L.
Palmer Gary L.
Wilding Bruce M.
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Maust Timothy L.
Trask Britt PC
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