Compressor and/or expander device with rolling piston seal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8567303
APP PUB NO 20120073432A1
SERIAL NO

13312467

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An apparatus can include a piston movably disposed within a pressure vessel and defines a first interior region and a second interior region. The piston has a first position in which the first interior contains a gas having a first pressure and has a volume greater than the second interior region, and a second position in which the second interior region contains a gas having a second pressure and has a volume greater than the first interior region. A seal member is attached to the piston and to the pressure vessel. The seal member has a first configuration in which at least a portion of the seal member is disposed at a first position when the piston is in its first position, and a second configuration in which the portion of the seal member is disposed at a second position when the piston is in its second position.

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GENERAL COMPRESSION INC275 GROVE STREET NEWTON MA 02466

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aborn, Justin A Hingham, US 24 883
Blieske, Matthew Francestown, US 18 366
Hauer, Istvan Jamaica Plain, US 4 95
Ingersoll, Eric D Cambridge, US 22 620

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