Method for filling tanks with pressurized gas

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11060666
APP PUB NO 20180066799A1
SERIAL NO

15558849

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A method for filling tanks with pressurized gas via a filling station comprising at least one source of pressurized gas and a fluid circuit for transferring the gas, comprising a first end linked to the at least one gas source and a second end provided with a transfer line intended to be removably connected to the tanks to be filled, the circuit comprising a first isolation valve, a flow or pressure regulation member, a heat exchanger for cooling the gas transferred to the tank to be filled and a second isolation valve, the method comprising successively filling a first tank then a second separate tank, characterized in that, on completion of the filling of the first tank, the first and second isolation valves are closed to trap a reserve supply of pressurized gas in the circuit between said two valves and in that the reserve supply of gas is used to fill the second tank.

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  • L'AIR LIQUIDE - SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Flynn, Julie Moirans, FR 2 8
Ravinel, Baptiste Grenoble, FR 2 7

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