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Title: No loss fueling station for liquid natural gas vehicles

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7170432

This patent describes a no loss fueling station for delivery of liquid natural gas (LNG) to a use device such as a motor vehicle. It comprises: a pressure building tank holding a quantity of LNG and gas head; means for delivering LNG to the pressure building tank; means for selectively building the pressure in the pressure building tank; means for selectively reducing the pressure in the pressure building tank; means for controlling the pressure building and pressure reducing means to maintain a desired pressure in the pressure building tank without venting natural gas to the atmosphere; and means for delivering the LNG from the pressure building tank to the use device.

Assignee:
Minnesota Valley Engineering, New Prague, MN (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5121609; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-702075
OSTI ID:
7170432
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 17 May 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English