ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,096, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude (Paris).

"Device for storing cryogenic fluid" was invented by Thomas Fayer (Sassenage, France) and Patrick Bravais (Sassenage, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for storing cryogenic fluid comprising a tank extending in a longitudinal direction and suitable for containing liquefied gas in equilibrium with a gas phase, a device for pressurizing the tank, the pressurization device comprising a pressurized gas generator and a rail for injecting the pressurized gas extending in the longitudinal dir...