US Patent Issued to Chart on June 17 for "Cryogenic fluid coupling" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,884, issued on June 17, was assigned to Chart Inc. (Ball Ground, Ga.).

"Cryogenic fluid coupling" was invented by Erik Gustafson (Woodstock, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle includes a nozzle bayonet with a warm seal positioned at a distal end and a nose seal positioned at a proximal end so that a distal passage is defined between the warm and nose seals. The nozzle also includes a nozzle poppet valve. Purge and vent lines are in fluid communication with the distal passage. A receptacle includes a receptacle poppet valve, a receptacle inner tube and a receptacle outer tube with a receptacle insulation space defined therebe...