| US 7,475,561 B2 | ||
| Cooling jacket for containers | ||
| Daniel D. Smolko, Jamul, Calif. (US); and Gregory J. Kevorkian, Temecula, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Porous Technologies, LLC, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/435,154. | ||
| Application 11/435154 is a division of application No. 10/453863, filed on Jun. 03, 2003, granted, now 7,107,783. | ||
| Application 10/453863 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/162119, filed on Jun. 03, 2002, abandoned. | ||
| Application 10/162119 is a continuation of application No. 08/933639, filed on Sep. 19, 1997, granted, now 6,398,048. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/388609, filed on Jun. 03, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0201187 A1, Sep. 14, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. F28C 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 62—315 | 21 Claims |
| 1. A cooling jacket for a container comprising:
a jacket body comprising an outer layer, wherein at least a portion of the outer layer comprises a porous matrix that allows
for the passage of vapor from a liquid within the jacket body such that pervaporation or evaporation of the vapor cools the
liquid within the jacket body, wherein the porous matrix comprises a film membrane or a sintered matrix;
an inner layer coextensive with the outer layer and in fluid communication with the outer layer, wherein the cooling jacket
is adapted to hold a liquid; and
wherein the jacket body is shaped to allow the inner layer to maintain contact with at least a portion of the container.
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