WO2010106309A3 - Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method - Google Patents

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WO2010106309A3
WO2010106309A3 PCT/GB2010/000454 GB2010000454W WO2010106309A3 WO 2010106309 A3 WO2010106309 A3 WO 2010106309A3 GB 2010000454 W GB2010000454 W GB 2010000454W WO 2010106309 A3 WO2010106309 A3 WO 2010106309A3
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holding device
sample holding
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John Garside
Simon Kingley
Gavin Crowther
Matthias Buehler
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Oxford Instruments Superconductivity Ltd
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Priority to EP22154522.1A priority Critical patent/EP4027081B1/en
Priority to US13/257,032 priority patent/US20120102975A1/en
Priority to EP22205298.7A priority patent/EP4148353A1/en
Priority to JP2012500303A priority patent/JP2012520987A/en
Priority to EP19187223.3A priority patent/EP3620732B1/en
Priority to EP10710389.7A priority patent/EP2409096B1/en
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Publication of WO2010106309A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010106309A3/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D19/00—Arrangement or mounting of refrigeration units with respect to devices or objects to be refrigerated, e.g. infrared detectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/14—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/14—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle
    • F25B9/145—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle pulse-tube cycle

Abstract

A cryogen free cooling apparatus comprises at least one heat radiation shield (54) surrounding a working region (20) and located in a vacuum chamber (4). A cryogen free cooling system has a cooling stage coupled to the heat radiation shield (54). Aligned apertures (56,58) are provided in the heat radiation shield and vacuum chamber walls. Sample loading apparatus has a sample holding device (2) attached to one or more elongate probes (3) for inserting the sample holding device through the aligned apertures (56,58) to the working region (20); and a thermal connector enables the sample holding device to be releasably coupled for heat conduction via said connector to a cold body or cold bodies within the vacuum chamber so as to pre-cool a sample on or in the sample holding device.
PCT/GB2010/000454 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method WO2010106309A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP22154522.1A EP4027081B1 (en) 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method
US13/257,032 US20120102975A1 (en) 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method
EP22205298.7A EP4148353A1 (en) 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method
JP2012500303A JP2012520987A (en) 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen-free cooling device and method
EP19187223.3A EP3620732B1 (en) 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method
EP10710389.7A EP2409096B1 (en) 2009-03-16 2010-03-15 Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method

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GB0904500.6 2009-03-16
GBGB0904500.6A GB0904500D0 (en) 2009-03-16 2009-03-16 Cryofree cooling apparatus and method

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EP (4) EP3620732B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2012520987A (en)
ES (2) ES2909009T3 (en)
FI (2) FI4148353T1 (en)
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FI4027081T3 (en) 2023-01-13
ES2909009T3 (en) 2022-05-04
FI4148353T1 (en) 2023-03-29
WO2010106309A8 (en) 2011-10-13
US20120102975A1 (en) 2012-05-03
ES2935698T3 (en) 2023-03-09
GB0904500D0 (en) 2009-04-29
EP3620732B1 (en) 2022-02-16
EP4027081A3 (en) 2022-08-31
EP2409096B1 (en) 2019-08-21
WO2010106309A2 (en) 2010-09-23
EP4027081A2 (en) 2022-07-13
EP2409096A2 (en) 2012-01-25
EP3620732A1 (en) 2020-03-11
EP4148353A1 (en) 2023-03-15
JP2012520987A (en) 2012-09-10

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