US Patent Issued to Engineered Controls International on March 3 for "Breakaway valve for a cryogenic fluid tank" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,957, issued on March 3, was assigned to Engineered Controls International LLC (Elon, N.C.).

"Breakaway valve for a cryogenic fluid tank" was invented by Guangbin Cao (Shanghai) and John Grenaway (Huntersville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breakaway valve for a cryogenic fluid tank includes a tank-side valve and a nozzle-side valve. The tank-side valve is connected to and forms a first vacuum-insulation layer with a first jacketed hose. The first jacket support includes first bellows configured to reduce heat transfer with the first vacuum-insulation layer and one or more first bellow supports that include first teeth inserte...