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US 2023/0392702 A1Published application
Safety relief plug with a fusible metal and related devices and methods
AssigneeEntegris, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Brown, Martha Miller, Thomas M. Cameron
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Abstract
Described are pressure relief devices and associated equipment, e.g., containers, the pressure relief device being adapted to provide pressure relief to a pressurized fluid within a container when a fusible metal component of the relieve device reaches a melting temperature.
Claims22
A plug comprising:
- a plug body;
- a flow path extending through the plug body between a first flow path end and a second flow path end;
- a fusible metal body contained in the flow path, the metal body comprising a first metal body end and a second metal body end;
- and
- a coating at a surface of the metal body at the first metal body end.
2 more elements
A container comprising:
- a container wall;
- an enclosed container interior;
- and
- a plug comprising:
- a plug body;
- a flow path extending through the plug body between a first flow path end and a second flow path end;
- a fusible metal body contained in the flow path, the metal body comprising a first metal body end and a second metal body end;
- and
- a coating at a surface of the metal body at the first metal body end.
6 more elements
A method of preparing a plug comprising:
- disposing a fusible metal body in a flow path extending through a plug body between a first flow path end and a second flow path end, the metal body comprising a first metal body end and a second metal body end;
- and
- applying a coating at a surface of the metal body at the first metal body end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.