US 12,078,108 B2
Hydrogen aircraft with cryo-compressed storage
Constantinos Minas, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/830,105.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392551 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 37/02 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01); F02C 3/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/224 (2006.01); F02C 7/232 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02C 9/40 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/224 (2013.01) [B64D 37/02 (2013.01); B64D 37/30 (2013.01); F02C 3/22 (2013.01); F02C 7/232 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02C 9/40 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01); F05D 2260/231 (2013.01); F05D 2260/60 (2013.01); F05D 2270/301 (2013.01); F05D 2300/121 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0189 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel distribution system, comprising:
a vacuum vessel;
a cryogenic vessel positioned within the vacuum vessel, the cryogenic vessel part of a cryo-compressed hydrogen delivery assembly;
a compressed natural gas tank; and
at least one of a heater or a thermosiphoning loop to maintain a pressure of the cryogenic vessel.