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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8402774 | Spraying water under ambient air cryogenic vaporizers In apparatus to convert cryogenic fluid to gas, a vaporizer having passages to pass the cool or cold cryogenic fluid in heat transfer relation with warming gas flowing downwardly through the vaporizer, the vaporizer having surfaces on which ice collects and from whi... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8356487 | Control system and method for vaporizer with heating tower A method of vaporizing liquefied natural gas includes passing liquefied natural gas through a submerged combustion vaporizer having a water bath at a bath temperature and a burner to provide a vaporized gas output at a send-out temperature, drawing water from the ba... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8283080 | Fuel cell system including fuel supply apparatus A fuel cell system includes at least one electricity generating unit for generating electric energy through an electrochemical reaction between oxygen and hydrogen, a reformer for reforming fuel to generate hydrogen gas to be supplied to the electricity generating u... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8186170 | Floating LNG regasification facility with LNG storage vessel An LNG terminal is disclosed which includes an offshore mooring turret, an LNG storage vessel operatively coupled to the mooring turret, the LNG storage vessel including at least one LNG storage tank for the storage of liquid natural gas and a regasification vessel ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8069677 | Regasification of LNG using ambient air and supplemental heat Liquefied natural gas is regasified to form natural gas, including circulation of an intermediate fluid between a vaporizer and an ambient air heater, where the intermediate fluid is warmed by exchanging heat with the ambient air as the intermediate fluid passes thr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069678 | Heat transfer in the liquefied gas regasification process A system and apparatus for regasifying liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other cryogenic liquids on a continuous basis utilizing improved atmospheric air vaporizer heat exchangers of the vertical single pass and parallel connected type. A multiplicity of such heat exc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8037694 | Floating system for liquefying natural gas A floating system for liquefying natural gas comprising a vessel provided with a plant for liquefying natural gas having an inlet for natural gas and an outlet for liquefied natural gas, a feed supply system for supplying natural gas to the inlet of the plant, one o... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7870747 | Fogless ambient air vaporizer In the method of using ambient air to vaporize liquefied gas, the steps include transferring heat from a stream of ambient air to a stream of liquefied gas, thereby cooling the air stream, and vaporizing the liquid; transferring heat from a source into the cooled ai... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7637112 | Heat exchanger design for natural gas liquefaction An inexpensive heat exchanger is disclosed, wherein the heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least one channel defined in the plate. The plates are stacked and bonded together to form a block having conduits for carrying fluids, a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7624582 | Cargo evaporation device for use when unloading ships A coupling unit device for unloading of a ship, where the coupling unit comprises a hull and is arranged to be connected to the ship by means of a connecting element wherein the coupling unit is provided with an evaporator for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the req... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603867 | Process and system to produce multiple distributable products from source, or imported LNG The process that includes providing the following elements for treating source refrigerated LNG, a heat exchanger/condenser through which refrigerated LNG passes, a vaporizer receiving LNG from the heat exchanger/condenser to produce heating grade LNG product, a dis... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7565811 | Gaseous fluid production apparatus and method Gaseous fluid production apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a fluid container containing fluid substantially in the liquid state. A first fluid line is connected to the fluid container so that it receives from the fluid container a first... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7540160 | System and method for vaporizing a cryogenic liquid A system is provided for vaporizing a cryogenic liquid. The system includes means for producing an exhaust gas by flameless thermal oxidation of a fuel. The system also includes means for transferring heat from the exhaust gas to the cryogenic liquid. The heat trans... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7493772 | Enhanced natural draft vaporizer for cryogenic fluids In apparatus to convert cryogenic fluid to gas, a vaporizer having passages to pass the cool or cold cryogenic fluid in heat transfer relation with warming gas flowing downwardly through the vaporizer, structure extending below the level of the vaporizer to receive ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484371 | Shipboard regasification for LNG carriers with alternate propulsion plants A liquefied natural gas carrier uses a diesel engine or gas turbine propulsion plant fitted with a shipboard regasification system. The propulsion plant can provide either a direct mechanical drive of the propeller shaft and propeller, or can be fitted with an integ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475553 | Wind effect mitigation in cryogenic ambient air vaporizers Apparatus to convert LNG to gas, comprising a vaporizer having passages to pass the cool or cold LNG in heat transfer relation with warming gas flowing downwardly to discharge in multiple directions, and flow control means to control discharge of the gas flow in sel... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7464557 | System and method for cold recovery A method of cold recovery in a cold compressed natural gas cycle, the method comprising: compressing air; drying air; heat exchanging air with cold compressed natural gas from a storage vessel, in a first heat exchanger, thereby forming cooled air; heat exchanging t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7451604 | Device and method for vaporizing LNG An LNG gasifier configured to be installed on an offshore structure for vaporizing LNG includes a water passage into which water flows; an LNG passage provided inside the water passage and configured to pass the LNG and that allows heat exchange between the water an... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7406830 | Compression-evaporation system for liquefied gas The compressor-evaporator system for liquefied gas contained in a tank comprises, in addition to a deice for evaporation by heat exchange with a liquid and devices for conditioning and transferring gas to a pipeline, a motor-driven turbopump comprising a rotary asse... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392767 | Method and apparatus for heating a circulating fluid using a quench column and an indirect heat exchanger A quench column heater and a method for heating a circulating liquid in a gas-to-liquid heat exchanger and an indirect heat exchanger to produce a hot liquid stream for use for heat exchange in a selected process to supply heat to the process. One particularly usefu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360368 | System and method for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel A system and method for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel, particularly hydrogen, liquefied by cooling below the ambient temperature is provided. A system for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel uses heat arising in the area of a fuel consumer, and includes:... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360367 | Apparatus for cryogenic fluids having floating liquefaction unit and floating regasification unit connected by shuttle vessel, and cryogenic fluid methods Methods and systems for transportation of a cryogenic fluid. The system includes a floating liquefaction unit receiving a gas from a source, a shuttle vessel for carrying liquefied gas away from the liquefaction unit, and a floating regasification unit for receiving... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340921 | Cold box and cryogenic plant including a cold box This disclosure discusses providing safer and more accessible insulating cold boxes for cryogenic equipment. A cold box of the current invention includes a housing partially extending out of the cold box jacket wherein equipment that may need to be accessed can be l... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337616 | System for sampling cryogenic liquids, and air separation unit provided with at least one such system A system for sampling cryogenic liquids, and an air separation unit provided with at least one such system. The cryogenic liquid is introduced into a vaporizer, through heat exchange with the compressed air. The liquid passes through the vaporizer generally downward... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320458 | Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a series of coils. The method for heating a fluid also includes discharging the air str... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318319 | Apparatus for cryogenic fluids having floating liquefaction unit and floating regasification unit connected by shuttle vessel, and cryogenic fluid methods Methods and systems for transportation of a cryogenic fluid. The system includes a floating liquefaction unit receiving a gas from a source, a shuttle vessel for carrying liquefied gas away from the liquefaction unit, and a floating regasification unit for receiving... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318327 | Liquefying and storing a gas Apparatus and methods for improving the safety and efficiency and decreasing the cost of producing liquid oxygen with a small-scale use liquefaction device, according to various embodiments of the present invention. In one embodiment, a switch is electrically couple... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310965 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigeration recovery apparatus The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308863 | Offshore LNG regasification system and method A system and method for the offshore transfer of liquefied natural gas from an LNG tanker vessel to a moored or dynamically positioned regasification plant is disclosed. Once the state of the natural gas has been changed from liquid to gas or regasified, the natural... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299655 | Systems and methods for vaporization of liquefied natural gas Disclosed are methods and systems for vaporization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that employ a condensing gas stream to adjust the gross heating value (GHV) of the LNG such that, upon vaporization, a natural gas product is obtained that meets pipeline or other comm... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299641 | Cryogenic storage system with improved temperature control A cryogenic storage system for cryogenic storage using liquid refrigerant is provided. The cryogenic storage system includes first and second vacuum vessels, a vacuum source, a quantity of a liquid refrigerant, and at least one temperature control assembly. An insul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299643 | Method for recovering LPG boil off gas using LNG as a heat transfer medium A process for condensing a C3-C4 hydrocarbon vapor which comprises contacting the C3-C4 hydrocarbon vapor with a heat exchanger surface which is cooled by contact with LNG and recovering a liquefied C3-C4 | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299642 | Cryogen/water heat exchanger and the application thereof to the supply of gas to an on-board power unit in a vehicle The invention relates to an exchanger, advantageously a plate exchanger, comprising counter-current parallel exchange sections (8,9). According to the invention, the exchange section for the water (8) has an essentially constant cross-section, whereas ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293600 | Apparatus for the regasification of LNG onboard a carrier An LNG carrier for transporting LNG from one location to another that includes a vaporizer on board said LNG carrier for vaporizing the LNG to a gaseous state, one or more heat exchangers at least partially submerged in seawater, an intermediate fluid circulating be... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293417 | Methods and apparatus for processing, transporting and/or storing cryogenic fluids A cryogenic fluid storage/processing system which includes a tank for storing the cryogenic fluid, and a containment wall surrounding the tank and defining an impoundment area. The system further includes a vaporizer for regasification of the cryogenic fluid. Piping... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293418 | Method and apparatus for delivering a high pressure gas from a cryogenic storage tank A cryogenic tank assembly has a pump which discharges into an accumulator which is located in the cryogenic storage area. This reduces the space required for the device as well as the functioning of the device. The high pressure fluid in the accumulator remains at a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287389 | Feeding energy to a gas terminal from a ship for transporting liquefied gas The invention relates to feeding a gas terminal with energy from a ship transporting liquefied gas while said liquefied gas is being transferred between a tank of the ship and a tank of the gas terminal, wherein a portion of the energy produced by the propulsion sys... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282099 | Dense phase processing fluids for microelectronic component manufacture Method for processing an article by contacting the article with a dense fluid. The article is introduced into a sealable processing chamber and the processing chamber is sealed. A dense fluid is prepared by introducing a subcritical fluid into a pressurization vesse... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278278 | Cryogenic storage system The present invention provides devices and methods for the cryogenic storage of biological material. Devices of the invention are useful for storing material at a cryogenic temperature. The devices include a temperature chamber defined by a thermally-conductive cont... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7246940 | Method and apparatus for managing the temperature of thermal components A temperature management system for managing the temperature of a discrete, thermal component. The temperature management system comprises a heat exchanger thermally coupled with the thermal component. The system also comprises a fluid transfer device that circulate... | 07/24/2007 |
