ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,676, issued on March 31, was assigned to INTEGRATED CRYOGENIC SOLUTIONS LLC (Escondido, Calif.).
"Minimizing recycle flow in pump operation" was invented by Michael Mackey (Canyon Lake, Calif.), Fabien Wahl (Las Vegas) and Shawn Danna (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method are disclosed for using and constructing a cryogenic fluid pump system for minimizing recycle flow during pump operation. A boost pump, piston pump, and temperature gauges are used to pump cryogenic fluid throughout the system in an energy efficient manner. A phase separator pulsation dampener accumulator is also utilized to prevent...