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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7111750 | Liquefied natural gas storage tank Substantially rectangular-shaped tanks are provided for storing liquefied gas, which tanks are especially adapted for use on land or in combination with bottom-supported offshore structure such as gravity-based structures (GBS). A tank according to this invention is... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6729492 | Liquefied natural gas storage tank Substantially rectangular-shaped tanks are provided for storing liquefied gas, which tanks are especially adapted for use on land or in combination with bottom-supported offshore structure such as gravity-based structures (GBS). A tank according to this invention is... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6675731 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank with oblique longitudinal solid angles of intersection A watertight and thermally insulating tank built into a bearing structure includes at least one wall having a variable width and forming oblique solid angles of intersection with the adjacent walls, the tank includes secondary insulating and watertightnes... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6453680 | Liquid helium transport container with longitudinally-mounted external liquid nitrogen coolant tanks The invention is directed to novel cryogenic liquid transport and storage containers, which utilize external coolant tanks to supply cooling to a cryogenic liquid storage tank. The coolant tanks are mounted above the cryogenic liquid storage tank such tha... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422514 | Common bulkhead cryogenic propellant tank The present invention discloses a novel fuel structure for housing and delivering disparate cryogenic fuels to combustion zones in an aerospace vehicle. The tank comprises a plurality of containers having volumes that are separated by common wall bulkhead... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6374761 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into the bearing structure of a ship Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into the bearing structure of a ship, said tank comprising two successive watertightness barriers, one being a primary one in contact with the product contained in the tank and the other being a secondary one... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367647 | Storage container for liquefied gases A storage tank, especially for liquefied gases, is separated into cells by numerous partitions of a material having low heat conductivity. The maximum diameter of the cells in a plane that is perpendicular to the partitions is less than 50 mm.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361055 | Cryogenic composite tank seals Sealed structural joints for use in manufacturing pressurized tank structures, and particularly cryogenic fuel tanks. In a preferred embodiment, the structural joints and seals comprise a strain-compliant material as applied to a joint or seam to provide ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354321 | Storage container for cryogenic liquids The invention relates to a storage container, especially for cryogenic liquids, with an inside container (1) and an outside container (2), whereby an insulation space (3) is located between inside container (1) and outside container (2). To increase the s... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6339996 | Natural gas composition transport system and method A compressed natural gas (CNG) transportation system designed to operate at or just below ambient temperatures, that is either ship-based, truck-mounted, or modular for container transportation. The system is an alternative to LNG, pipeline, or convention... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6267069 | Composite Tanks for storing and/or transporting liquid organic and inorganic chemicals and the like A maritime vessel is disclosed. The maritime vessel includes a hull and at least one cargo tank associated with the hull and having a multi-layered side wall construction. The side wall construction includes a first layer providing a corrosion barrier for... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6240868 | Containment structure and method of manufacture thereof A marine gas storage and transport system formed of small diameter steel pipe, which is coiled and stacked in a specific manner. The system is suitable for use on top of a barge or inside the holds of a ship, when contained within a secondary containment ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6199497 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank with simplified insulating barrier built into the bearing structure of a ship Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into the bearing structure (1) of a ship, the said tank comprising two successive watertightness barriers, one of them a primary one (17) in contact with the product contained in the tank, and the other a sec... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186356 | Closure assembly for lined tanks, and vehicles equipped with the same This pressurized-gas storage assembly includes a pressure vessel having a gas storage chamber and access opening, a polar boss extending through the access opening, a plastic liner lining the gas storage chamber, and a fitting body. The plastic liner incl... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6167827 | Maritime chemical tanker having composite tanks for storing and/or transporting liquid organic and inorganic chemicals and the like A maritime vessel is disclosed. The maritime vessel includes a hull and at least one cargo tank associated with the hull and having a multi-layered side wall construction. The side wall construction includes a first layer providing a corrosion barrier for... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6145690 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank with an improved corner structure, built into the bearing structure of a ship Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into the bearing structure of a ship, the said tank comprising two successive watertightness barriers, the said bearing structure comprising walls (1) which form the internal sides of its double hull and two ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128908 | Cryogenic liquid storage tank with integral ullage tank An improved cryogenic liquid storage tank features a main tank containing a ullage tank. The top portion of the main tank communicates with the bottom portion of the ullage tank through a pipe segment and an opening in the ullage tank. The pipe segment is... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6035795 | Impermeable and thermally insulating tank comprising prefabricated panels Impermeable and insulating tank built into a load-bearing structure, the tank having two successive sealing barriers alternated with two thermally insulating barriers, the secondary barriers and the primary insulating barrier consisting of a set of prefab... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036045 | Cryogenic storage apparatus with lid vent A cryogenic storage apparatus including housing, inner storage tank which may contain cryogenic fluid such as liquid nitrogen, and a lid which is used to access the storage tank. The lid preferably completely seals the storage tank when in a closed positi... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029457 | Wide mouth vacuum-insulated receptacle A receptacle for maintaining perishables, such as food, at a reduced temperature features an exterior shell joined to an interior shell so that a space occupied by a vacuum exists between them. The junction of the inner and outer shells is located on the ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6011454 | Superconducting magnet suspension assembly A suspension system for a superconducting magnet for supporting and spacing the thermal radiation shield and vacuum vessel about the cryogen vessel utilizing a carbon fiber reinforced composite assembly with a first frustro-conical member positioned betwe... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5868271 | Light gas tank with a safe inlet device A light gas tank with a safe inlet device includes a ring fixed on an upper surface of a light gas tank. The ring has a center fuel inlet hole, and an inverted L-shaped gas inlet on one side of the wall and an inverted L-shaped passageway on the other sid... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5797513 | Insulated vessels An insulated vessel (10, 100, 130) is provided which is adapted to receive a low or high temperature material to be insulated from the environment. The vessel comprises inner and outer membranes (20, 110, 140) and (30, 120, 150) and an outer casing (40, 1... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5738235 | Tank for very cold fluids, especially liquid natural gas A tank, especially adopted for use aboard a ship, for transporting liquid natural gas. The tank comprises two substantially identical hemispherical sections which are connected to each other via a cylindrical section. The diameter of the cylindrical secti... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5727492 | Liquefied natural gas tank and containment system Liquid cargo tank and support system suitable for liquified natural gas, LNG, for LNG cargo ships includes a semi-membrane tank having vertical walls constructed of a series of curved plates and a girder support system that permits access to the tank exte... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5697312 | Gas tanker A large ship comprises a hull and several cargo tanks. Each cargo tank has substantially semi-spherical bottom and top portions; the bottom portions of the tanks and the top portions of tanks all being of substantially equal radius of curvature. At least ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5651473 | Support system for cryogenic vessels The invention consists of an outer jacket surrounding and spaced from an inner tank to create an insulated space therebetween. The inner tank closely conforms to the outer jacket such that the insulation chamber is substantially uniform and the capacity o... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5586513 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into a bearing structure A watertight, thermally insulating tank built into a bearing structure and including a primary watertight barrier contacting material within the tank and including strakes having edges turned upwardly towards an interior of the tank. A secondary watertigh... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5542255 | High temperature resistant thermal insulation for cryogenic tanks The invention consists of at least one layer of super insulation surrounding the vessel containing the cryogenic liquid. A thin layer of high temperature insulation surrounds the super insulation. Both layers of insulation are surrounded by an outer jacke... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5533340 | Double-walled container for transporting and storing a liquified gas A double-walled container for transporting and storing a liquified gas or cryogenic liquid at low temperature. The container has an inner liquified gas holding vessel and an outer shell enclosing the inner vessel. The outer shell is coaxial with the vesse... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531178 | Support structure for self-standing storage tank in liquified gas carrier ship A support structure for a self-standing storage tank used in a liquefied gas carrier ship is disclosed. The carrier ship comprises a hold for housing the storage tank. Between a bottom section of the tank and a bottom surface of the hold, lateral movement... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531075 | Process to transport acetylene In a process to transport acetylene which is dissolved in a solvent in a pressurized, insulated tank, the acetylene-to-solvent mass ratio of the solution is 0.30 at the maximum, whereby the solution has a temperature of up to -55° C. [-67° F.]. The surf... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5529239 | Spherical lng-tank and a production method for such a tank A large spherical vessel is produced by welding commercially available large plane metal plates together to form a composite plane plate, cutting the composite plane plate to a form adaptable to a spherical surface, and thereafter forming the resulting co... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5518138 | Unsulating jacket A double walled insulating jacket having a vacuum zone and a getter composition within the zone. The getter composition is barium oxide and a second oxide of palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and/or silver and mixtures thereof. A process for... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5505053 | Cryosystem Cryosystem for cryogenic liquids which contain small amounts of foreign fluids with higher melting and boiling points, wherein the cryosystem comprises at least one tank, pipelines and assembly units and is used under defined gravitation conditions. The p... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503291 | Tankship cargo bladder A bladder is disclosed for providing a liquid impervious liner for the cargo compartments of vessels used to transport liquids such as petroleum and petroleum products. The bladder prevents spillage of the liquid cargo in the event the hull is breached an... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501359 | Prefabricated structure for forming fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for very low temperature fluid confinement container The present invention relates to a prefabricated structure providing fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for a heat-insulated confinement container such as a fluid-tight reservoir for storage and/or transport of a very low temperature fluid. Said struc... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499623 | Gas mask and breathing equipment with liquefied respiration gas A gas mask and breathing equipment arrangement with a storage tank for liquefied respiration gas and an air circulation duct intended for transmitting heat of evaporation from the ambient air to the liquefied respiration gas. A sufficient flow rate of amb... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5494188 | Fluid pressure vessel boss-liner attachment system with liner/exterior mechanism direct coupling A fluid pressure vessel includes an exterior composite structural shell formed with a cylindrical sidewall and first and second dome-shaped end sections with two axially aligned openings in the end sections. An interior fluid impermeable liner is disposed... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492267 | Method and apparatus for laminated honeycomb package A package for preserving perishable food products such as produced shipped in large quantities on a pallet wherein the invention includes panels formed of honeycomb material covered by aluminum foil panels to provide a stronger and better insulated packag... | 02/20/1996 |
