Refrigeration – Processes – Treating an article
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-12
2011-04-12
Ali, Mohammad M (Department: 3784)
Refrigeration
Processes
Treating an article
C062S259200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07921657
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems are provided for cooling an object with a cryogen having a critical point defined by a critical-point pressure and a critical-point temperature. A pressure of the cryogen is raised above a pressure value determined to provide the cryogen at a reduced molar volume that prevents vapor lock. Thereafter, the cryogen is placed in thermal communication with the object to increase a temperature of the cryogen along a thermodynamic path that maintains the pressure greater than the critical-point pressure for a duration that the cryogen and object are in thermal communication.
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Babkin Alexei V.
Boldarev Sergey
Duncan Robert
Littrup Peter J.
Ali Mohammad M
Endocare, Inc.
Ginsberg Lawrence N.
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