Richard J Kooy, 65347 Hambletonian Dr, Oak Brook, IL 60523

5771946, Jun 30, 1998

Jun 17, 1996

8/664570

Richard John Kooy - Western Springs IL
Mervyn Ladd Conrad - Mount Vernon WA
David John Forgash - The Woodlands TX
Raymond Korzonas - Palos Hills IL
Bryan Patrick Neuhalfen - Morris IL
George D. Rhoades - La Grange IL
Jack Wayne Sudduth - Clarendon Hills IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL

B65B 104

141 82

Apparatus for, and a method of, withdrawing liquefied cryogenic fuel stored in a primary insulated storage tank at a relatively low pressure and temperature; increasing the pressure of the withdrawn liquefied cryogenic fuel through a heat exchanger to warm the liquefied cryogenic fuel to a subcooled or near saturated liquid condition; and feeding the warmed and pressurized liquefied cryogenic fuel to an insulated tank on a vehicle at a refueling facility, said vehicle using liquefied cryogenic fuel as its fuel and the insulated vehicle fuel tank being adapted to safely contain and store the liquefied cryogenic fuel in liquid form, at an approximate saturated condition.

4995234, Feb 26, 1991

Oct 2, 1989

7/415649

Richard J. Kooy - Western Springs IL
John S. Andrepont - Naperville IL
Roger F. Gyger - Naperville IL
Lewis Tyree - Lexington VA

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Plainfield IL

F01K 2510

60648

LNG is pumped to high pressure, vaporized, further heated and then expanded to create rotary power that is used to generate electrical power. A reservoir of carbon dioxide at about its triple point is created in an insulated vessel to store energy in the form of refrigeration recovered from the evaporated LNG. During peak electrical power periods, liquid carbon dioxide is withdrawn therefrom, pumped to a high pressure, vaporized, further heated, and expanded to create rotary power which generates additional electrical power. The exhaust from a fuel-fired combustion turbine, connected to an electrical power generator, heats the high pressure carbon dioxide vapor. The discharge stream from the CO. sub. 2 expander is cooled and at least partially returned to the vessel where vapor condenses by melting stored solid carbon dioxide. During off-peak periods, CO. sub.

5325894, Jul 5, 1994

Sep 7, 1993

8/117355

Richard J. Kooy - Western Springs IL
Don H. Coers - Naperville IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL

B65B 3100
F17C 904

141 4

Apparatus for, and a method of, withdrawing liquefied natural gas stored in a primary insulated storage tank at a low pressure and at a temperature close to its boiling point; increasing the pressure of the withdrawn liquefied natural gas and then feeding the pressurized liquefied natural gas through a heat exchanger to warm the liquefied natural gas to a subcooled or near saturated liquid condition at a temperature of about -220. degree. F. to -126. degree. F. when at a pressure of about 50 psig to 550 psig; and feeding the said warmed and pressurized liquefied natural gas to an insulated tank on a vehicle at a refueling facility, said vehicle using liquefied natural gas as its fuel and the insulated vehicle fuel tank being adapted to safely contain and store the said liquefied natural gas in liquid form, at an approximate saturated condition at a temperature of about -220. degree. F. to -126. degree. F. and a pressure of about 50 psig to 550 psig.

4648864, Mar 10, 1987

Dec 26, 1984

6/686592

Timothy J. Evans - Aurora IL
Richard J. Kooy - Woodridge IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company - Oak Brook IL

B04B 1108

494 37

A method of separating solid particles present in a liquid in which the solid particles float by subjecting the liquid to centrifugal force in a chamber thereby causing the solid particles to move radially inwardly and produce a pack of solid particles while the liquid freed of solid particles flows radially outwardly; continuously withdrawing liquid freed of solid particles from the chamber; and continuously removing solid particles from the pack. Apparatus for centrifugal separation of solid particles from a liquid in which they are buoyant, comprising a chamber adapted to be rotated about an axis; a conduit to continuously feed liquid containing the solid particles to the chamber; a conduit to continuously withdraw liquid substantially free of solid particles from the chamber; and a scraper to continuously remove solid particles from a pack of solid particles which forms in the chamber as a result of centrifugal force when the chamber is rapidly rotated.

5685159, Nov 11, 1997

Feb 4, 1994

8/191613

Richard J. Kooy - Western Springs IL
Don Henry Coers - Naperville IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL

F17C 702

62 501

The present invention relates to a method and system for storing cold fluid. The system includes a main tank and an auxiliary tank that are in fluid communication, and the auxiliary tank receives vapor and expanding fluid as the cold fluid in the main tank warms thereby avoiding overpressurization of the system.

5307641, May 3, 1994

Jan 6, 1993

8/000973

Richard J. Kooy - Western Springs IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL

F25D 300

62 59

A method comprising feeding a liquefied refrigerant selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane; 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane; 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane; perfluorobutane; and octafluoropropane into direct contact with a volume of aqueous liquid in an enclosed ice making vessel to convert part of the aqueous liquid to ice crystals, without the formation of a water-refrigerant hydrate, by vaporizing the refrigerant by heat exchange with the aqueous liquid.

5687776, Nov 18, 1997

Jul 1, 1994

8/270011

David John Forgash - Naperville IL
Raymond Korzonas - Palos Hills IL
Bryan Patrick Neuhalfen - Lake Charles LA
George D. Rhoades - LaGrange IL
Jack Wayne Sudduth - Clarendon Hills IL
Mervyn Ladd Conrad - Oak Harbor WA
Richard John Kooy - Western Springs IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL

B65B 3100
F17C 904

141 11

Apparatus for, and a method of, withdrawing liquefied cryogenic fuel stored in a primary insulated storage tank at a low pressure and at a temperature close to its boiling point; increasing the pressure of the withdrawn liquefied cryogenic fuel and then feeding the pressurized liquefied cryogenic fuel through a heat exchanger to warm the liquefied cryogenic fuel to a subcooled or near saturated liquid condition; and feeding the said warmed and pressurized liquefied cryogenic fuel to an insulated tank on a vehicle at a refueling facility, the vehicle using liquefied cryogenic fuel as its fuel and the insulated vehicle fuel tank being adapted to safely contain and store the said liquefied cryogenic fuel in liquid form, at an approximate saturated condition.

5139549, Aug 18, 1992

Apr 5, 1991

7/680985

Bryan D. Knodel - San Angelo TX
Richard J. Kooy - Western Springs IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL

B01D 904

62532

An aqueous ice slurry is fed by a conduit from a freeze exchanger directly to one or more heat exchangers for cooling or air conditioning one of more enclosed or defined spaces. Warm water withdrawn from the heat exchangers is returned, with or without prior cooling, to the freeze exchanger to be converted into aqueous ice slurry. Warm water from the heat exchangers may be fed to a central thermal energy storage tank containing a bed of ice to cool the water and the cold water is fed to the freeze exchanger to form aqueous ice slurry. When heat exchangers have coils too small for an aqueous ice slurry to flow through the slurry is mixed with warm water from the heat exchangers to melt the ice and produce cold water which can be passed through the heat exchangers.