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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186292 | Liquefied natural gas storage tank for floating marine structure Disclosed is a floating marine apparatus including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank. The apparatus includes a first LNG containing compartment and a second LNG containing compartment next to the first compartment. The apparatus further includes a bottom passage in... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186293 | Device for an inert gas installation on a floating vessel A device for an inert gas installation (5) on a floating vessel, comprising one or several tanks (1) arranged in a manner allowing filling of an explosive liquid (11) via suitable means (13, 14) associated therewith, and/or a gas (12 | 05/29/2012 |
| 8082867 | Ship with liquid transport tanks provided with deformation absorbers A ship (20) with one or more liquid transport tanks (21) arranged in an upright position in a ship's hull, said transport tanks having an axial direction and a circumferential direction, and each transport tank comprising a tank bottom (22), a t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079321 | Long tank FSRU/FLSV/LNGC A method and apparatus for storing liquid within a storage tank such that a natural resonance of fluid motion of the stored fluid falls between natural resonance periods of a floating vessel that includes the storage tank. As a result, resonant energy of the floatin... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7905191 | Gas expansion trunk for marine vessels A liquid cargo carrying maritime vessel including a plurality of liquid cargo carrying tanks and a plurality of gas expansion trunks wherein each gas expansion trunk is above, associated with, and in fluid communication with a respective tank therebelow, via slotted... | 03/15/2011 |
| RE41859 | INFUSION OF COMBUSTION GASES INTO BALLAST WATER PREFERABLY UNDER LESS THAN ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TO SYNERGISTICALLY KILL HARMFUL AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES BY SIMULTANEOUS HYPERCAPNIA, HYPOXIA AND ACIDIC PH LEVEL Aquatic nuisance species (ANS) in ship's ballast water are killed by permeating to equilibrium a gaseous mixture consisting essentially of, preferably, ≧84% nitrogen, ≧11% carbon dioxide and ≦4% oxygen through ship's ballast water until the ballast water itsel... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7775171 | Flexible fluid containment vessel featuring a keel-like seam A flexible fluid containment vessel (FFCV) including at least one segment made up of a fabric. Two ends of the fabric are beaded and are joined together so as to form a generally cylindrical section. The interface along which the ends of the fabric are joined form a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757621 | Vessel for transport of compressed natural gas Vessel comprising a number of composite storage tanks for transport of compressed natural gas (CNG) or a combination of gas and liquid, which tanks have an elongated, cylindrical intermediate section and a lower end and an upper end, the tanks being arranged side-by... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7610869 | Method and installation for loading and unloading compressed natural gas A method and an installation for loading and unloading compressed natural gas on ships, said ships being suitable for sea navigation and the ships having receivers. The compressed natural gas is storable in tubes, installed on the receivers. The installation compris... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7497180 | Gas supply arrangement of a marine vessel and method of providing gas in a gas supply arrangement of a marine vessel A gas supply arrangement of a marine vessel being adapted to carry liquefied gas in its cargo tank having an ullage space section and a liquid phase section, which arrangement utilizes the gas as fuel to provide power for the vessel, the arrangement comprising a fir... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7385100 | Treating oxygenate containing feedstreams in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins This invention is directed to removing contaminants from an oxygenate-containing feedstream for an oxygenate to olefin reaction system. Oxygenate feeds used in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins, and which contain contaminants, are heated to form a vapor stream... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7363870 | Method and device for protecting a vessel's loading space from excess pressure A method and a device for protecting a vessel's loading space, the hold (1) of the vessel being provided with cargo pressure tanks (12), from excess pressure if a gas leakage should occur in the hold (1), the vessel being provided with a ventila... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7323147 | Method and apparatus for treating oxygenate-containing feeds and their use in conversion of oxygenates to olefins A feed vaporization process and apparatus for oxygenate to olefin conversion is provided which uses a vapor-liquid disengaging drum to separate non-volatiles and/or partial non-volatiles from volatiles in the oxygenate feed and produce a vaporized effluent that is r... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322306 | Apparatus for providing resistance to cargo spills A means for transportation is disclosed, where the means includes a ballistic protection structures associated with a flexible bladder cargo isolation system. A ballistic protection system for protecting means of transportation from ballistic attacks is also disclos... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311054 | High volume liquid containment system for ships A liquid containment system for an ocean-going vessel. The liquid containment system includes a tank having converging upper walls. The converging upper walls of the tank contain a substantial portion of the liquid therebetween and reduce the free surface area assoc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278365 | Mechanically welded structure with stress-relieving slit and liquefied gas transport ship equipped with such a structure A mechanically welded structure comprising a first flat and thin metallic structural element extending in a plane and delimited by a straight edge on one side, and a second metallic structural element welded to the straight edge of the first structural element, or w... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273562 | Ozone injection method and system A target biokill of species for water to be discharged from a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel is determined. A diverted portion of sea water is regulated prior to charging the water into the ballast tank. Regulation of the diverted portion of water and a rate of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264738 | Method for killing organisms in the course of conveying ballast water in ships and apparatus thereof The present invention relates to gaseous discharge and applied biotechnology. In particularly, the present invention relates to a method for killing organisms in the course of conveying ballast water in ship, comprising applying a voltage with frequency of 400-40000... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240631 | Loop ballast exchange system for marine vessels A method and apparatus for replacing existing ballast water in a ballast tank of a ship while the ship is underway in the sea includes a seawater inlet port associated with the ballast tank in the sidewall of the ship's hull and admits water into the ballast tank wh... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214843 | Treating oxygenate containing feedstreams in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins This invention is directed to removing contaminants from an oxygenate-containing feedstream for an oxygenate to olefin reaction system. Oxygenate feeds used in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins, and which contain contaminants, are heated to form a vapor stream... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7159524 | Loading pipe in a cargo pressure tank of a ship A device for a pipe (10) in a cargo pressure tank of a ship (2), the pipe (10) mainly being used for loading and unloading of fluids, and the open end portion (13) of the pipe (10) being placed immediately above the lower bottom se... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137345 | High volume liquid containment system for ships A liquid containment system for an ocean-going vessel. The liquid containment system includes a tank having converging upper walls. The converging upper walls of the tank contain a substantial portion of the liquid therebetween and reduce the free surface area assoc... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117813 | Submarine boat The submarine is equipped with a fluid gas pressure container, in particular for storing liquid oxygen. The liquid gas pressure container is arranged within the pressure hull of the submarine and is surrounded by an outer pressure container which is likewise stored ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111571 | Arrangement in a marine vessel A marine vessel has at least two engines installed in separate respective engine compartments that are positioned substantially horizontally adjacent to each other and are separated from each other by a wall structure defining at least one opening provided with a fl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107921 | End portion for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of a fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having a tapered front and/or rear portions on which an end portion is affixed in the form of a clamping mechanism seali... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093551 | Freshwater supply system A freshwater supply system that stores fresh water transported by transport ships in storage devices and takes out the fresh water from the freshwater storage devices at need to use the same. The system comprises management device that puts management information to... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082828 | Laser measurement of liquid level in a holder Leakage detection of cargo from the hold of a barge involves a mounting plate to the top hatch of the hold. Two pipes secured to the plate extend to locations near the bottom. Each pipe has a guide tube in it coaxial with the pipe. Each pipe has a float in it receiv... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077071 | Double-hull ore carrying vessel conversion from single-hull oil tanker and method of performing the same A method for converting a single-hull vessel to a double hull vessel, and the converted double hull vessel, is disclosed. The single hull vessel to be converted has an outer hull surrounding a center cargo tank flanked by a port wing tank and a starboard wing tank, ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074979 | Processing a contaminated oxygenate-containing feed stream in an oxygenate to olefin reaction system A feed vaporization process and apparatus for oxygenate to olefin conversion is provided, which uses a vapor-liquid disengaging drum to separate non-volatiles and/or low-volatiles from volatiles in the oxygenate feed and produce a vaporized effluent that is reduced ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055446 | High-Froude hull ship A large-waterplane-area ship operable to efficiently operate at a high-Froude velocity. In one embodiment of the invention, a large-waterplane-area ship includes a hull structure having a plurality of exclusive hull portions protruding from a main body of the hull s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047896 | Multi-hulled vessel A cargo carrying nautical vessel (1) is provided, having a plurality of cargo carrying hulls (2a, 2b) connected by at least two connecting structures (3, 4), each connecting structure including legs (5a, 5 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047899 | Barge arrangement, barge unit and tug unit A barge unit includes LNG receptacle and a first power generation apparatus including a first combustion engine that is operated at least partly by LNG boil-off gas and a first generator that is driven by the first combustion engine. A tug unit includes a propulsion... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048833 | Method and apparatus for treating oxygenate-containing feeds and their use in conversion of oxygenates to olefins A feed vaporization process and apparatus for oxygenate to olefin conversion is provided which uses a vapor-liquid disengaging drum to separate non-volatiles and/or partial non-volatiles from volatiles in the oxygenate feed and produce a vaporized effluent that is r... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028382 | Methods of tank construction A tank for fluids and processes for manufacturing the same. The tank includes a first end plate and a second end plate, wherein the end plates are substantially planar. The tank also includes an interior wall, wherein a periphery of the interior wall comprises a fla... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025807 | Method for absorbing vapors and gases from pressure vessels The invention relates to a process for absorbing vapors and gasses by controlling overpressure in storage tanks during filling, transport and storing of fluids in liquid form. The process includes leading of gas down to the bottom of the tank, where a major part of ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012517 | Damage control system for ships A damage control system for monitoring, suppressing and eliminating leakage damage, fire damage and/or ABC contamination after collisions, running aground, the effects of weapons, etc., has an automation and monitoring system for system failures, voltage outages and... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004095 | Cargo venting system A vessel (14) that stores crude oil in tanks (12A–12H) in the vessel hull, maintains oxygen-free gas in the tank spaces (32) that lie above the crude oil. This is achieved by flowing in hydrocarbon-inert gas (gas that does not react wit... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994104 | Modular system for storing gas cylinders The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971537 | Support arrangement for semi-membrane tank walls In the support arrangements for a semi-membrane tank walls described in the specification, the top and side walls of a semi-membrane tank are provided with stiffener members and a surrounding tank support structure has support members which are connected to the stif... | 12/06/2005 |
