Patents by Inventor Marko PARKKONEN
Marko PARKKONEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10928007Abstract: A transport container for helium, having an inner container for receiving helium, a thermal shield actively coolable with the aid of a cryogenic liquid and in which the inner container is accommodated, an outer container in which the thermal shield and inner container are accommodated, and a carrying ring provided on the thermal shield. The inner container is suspended from the carrying ring with the aid of first suspension rods, wherein the carrying ring is suspended from the outer container with the aid of second suspension rods, wherein at least one of the first suspension rods has a first spring device and at least one of the second suspension devices has a second spring device in order to ensure a spring pretension of the first suspension rods and the second suspension rods for different heat expansions of the inner container and the thermal shield.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Heinz Posselt, Philip Werner, Marko Parkkonen, Anders Gronlund, Stefan C. Agren, Martin Smedstad
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Patent number: 10801670Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the liquid (He), an insulation element (26) that is provided on the exterior of the inner container (6), a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received, and a thermal shield (21) which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (N2) and in which the inner container (6) is received, wherein a peripheral gap (31) is provided between the insulation element (26) and the thermal shield (21), and said insulation element (26) comprises a copper layer (27) that faces the thermal shield (21).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Linde AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz Posselt, Marko Parkkonen
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Patent number: 10711945Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the helium (He), a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received, and a thermal shield (21) which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (N2), the thermal shield (21) comprising a tubular base section (22) in which the inner container (6) is received, and a cover section (23, 24) that closes the base section (22) at the front and that is arranged between the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14), wherein an intermediate space (20) is provided between the inner container (6) and the coolant.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Linde AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz Posselt, Marko Parkkonen, Hans-Einar Forsberg, Anders Gronlund
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Publication number: 20190145580Abstract: A transport container for helium, having an inner container for receiving helium, a thermal shield actively coolable with the aid of a cryogenic liquid and in which the inner container is accommodated, an outer container in which the thermal shield and inner container are accommodated, and a carrying ring provided on the thermal shield. The inner container is suspended from the carrying ring with the aid of first suspension rods, wherein the carrying ring is suspended from the outer container with the aid of second suspension rods, wherein at least one of the first suspension rods has a first spring device and at least one of the second suspension devices has a second spring device in order to ensure a spring pretension of the first suspension rods and the second suspension rods for different heat expansions of the inner container and the thermal shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Heinz POSSELT, Philip WERNER, Marko PARKKONEN, Anders GRONLUND, Stefan C. AGREN, Martin SMEDSTAD
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Publication number: 20190145578Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the helium (He), a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received, and a thermal shield (21) which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (N2), the thermal shield (21) comprising a tubular base section (22) in which the inner container (6) is received, and a cover section (23, 24) that closes the base section (22) at the front and that is arranged between the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14), wherein an intermediate space (20) is provided between the inner container (6) and the coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Linde AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz POSSELT, Marko PARKKONEN, Hans-Einar FORSBERG, Anders GRONLUND
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Publication number: 20190145579Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the liquid (He), an insulation element (26) that is provided on the exterior of the inner container (6), a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received, and a thermal shield (21) which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (N2) and in which the inner container (6) is received, wherein a peripheral gap (31) is provided between the insulation element (26) and the thermal shield (21), and said insulation element (26) comprises a copper layer (27) that faces the thermal shield (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Linde AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz POSSELT, Marko PARKKONEN