ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,037, issued on June 16, was assigned to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Cryocooler and method for operating cryocooler" was invented by Yuuki Ootani (Nishitokyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryocooler includes: a compressor; a cold head; a bypass valve that is connected to the compressor to bypass the cold head; and a controller that is configured to stop the compressor, open the bypass valve with a delay from the stopping of the compressor, and operate the cold head during at least a portion of a period from the stopping of the compressor to the opening of the bypass valve."
The patent was filed on April 29, 202...