Self-contained nitrogen generator
OwnerCarlos Gonzalez-Leeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for nitrogen production from compressed air. The apparatus is a portable compact unit including a compressed air input, a nitrogen generator configured to receive compressed air from a compressor through the compressed air input, a nitrogen storage vessel configured to store pressurized nitrogen, and a compressor failure monitor disposed between the compressed air input and the nitrogen generator. The compressor failure monitor can be in combination with an air dryer device, wherein the compressor failure monitor is configured to monitor a change in air pressure and/or air temperature at or from the air dryer, which can indicate compressor issues.
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An apparatus for nitrogen production from air, the apparatus comprising a portable compact unit including a compressed air input configured to connect to a compressor, a nitrogen generator configured to receive compressed air from the compressor through the compressed air input and to generate nitrogen from the compressed air, a nitrogen storage vessel configured to store pressurized nitrogen from the nitrogen generator, and a compressor failure monitor disposed between the compressed air input and the nitrogen generator.
An apparatus for nitrogen production from air, the apparatus comprising:
- a portable compact unit including a compressed air input, an air dryer configured to receive compressed air from a compressor through the compressed air input, a nitrogen generator configured to receive the compressed air from the air dryer and generate nitrogen from the compressed air, and a nitrogen storage vessel configured to store pressurized nitrogen from the nitrogen generator;
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- a compressor failure monitor in combination with the air dryer, wherein the compressor failure monitor is configured to monitor an air pressure or an air temperature at or from the air dryer.
A method for generation of nitrogen, comprising:
- providing a portable compact unit including a compressed air input, a nitrogen generator configured to receive compressed air from a compressor through the compressed air input and generate nitrogen from the compressed air, and a nitrogen storage vessel configured to store pressurized nitrogen from the nitrogen generator;
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- monitoring for compressor failure between a compressed air input and the nitrogen generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.