US Patent Issued to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES on July 28 for "Cryopump, cryopump system, and cryopump regeneration method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,851, issued on July 28, was assigned to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Cryopump, cryopump system, and cryopump regeneration method" was invented by Kenji Mochidzuki (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryopump includes a cryopanel, and an adsorption area provided on the cryopanel and capable of adsorbing a non-condensable gas, in which the adsorption area includes a non-combustible adsorbent containing silica gel as a main component thereof. The adsorption area includes a non-combustible adsorbent containing silica gel as a main component thereof."

The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 2020, under Application No. 17/078,811...