Patents by Inventor Stanley L. Morton

Stanley L. Morton 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).

  • Method and apparatus for precooling a mass prior to immersion in a cryogenic liquid
    Patent number: 5960636
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for precooling a mass to be cooled to a final low temperature by immersion in a cryogenic liquid, e.g. liquefied helium. The gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid is cooled by heat exchange with a cryogenic liquid having a higher boiling point than the cryogenic liquid within which the mass is to be immersed. The cooled gaseous phase is circulated through a vessel containing the mass, recovered, recooled and recirculated until the mass and its containment vessel are at the desired precooling temperature. Thereafter cryogenic liquid can be introduced into the vessel to immerse the mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Schuck, Stanley L. Morton, David J. Chalk, Xianrui Huang, Lawrence Vincent Bischke, Shaun Patrick O'Shea