Temperature control for free-piston cryocooler with gas bearings

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005238856 (hide)

Owner Sunpower, Inc.

Inventors Holliday, Ezekiel S.; Keiter, Douglas E.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2005238856

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/106351

Priority 10/825,024 15.04.04 US

Filing date 25 March 2005

Wipo publication date 10 November 2005

Acceptance publication date 18 December 2008

International Classifications

F25B 9/06 (2006.01) Compression machines, plant, or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point - using expanders

F04B 1/26 (2006.01) Pumps for liquids or for liquid and elastic fluids

F04B 49/12 (2006.01) Control of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups - by varying the length of stroke of the working members

F25B 1/00 (2006.01) Compression machines, plant, or systems

F25B 9/00 (2006.01) Compression machines, plant, or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point

F25B 9/14 (2006.01) Compression machines, plant, or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point - characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle

F25B 13/00 (2006.01) Compression machines, plant, or systems, with reversible cycle

F25B 49/00 (2006.01) Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices

Event Publications

12 October 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/106351 Priority application(s): WO2005/106351

18 December 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2005238856

23 April 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

20 October 2011 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This patent ceased under section 143(a), or Expired. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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