Class 114/74T - Floating tank

Subclass of Class 114 - Ships
No. of patents: 42
Last issue date: 05/05/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7527008	Ballast material and oil pollution prevention management system The invention provides for a novel apparatus and a method to effectively manage ballast material. It comprises of a plurality of Floating Ballast Containers (25) contained within a bottomless enclosure and secured on the sea faring vessel such that each float...	05/05/2009
7337736	Double hulls Barge double hull sections wherein at least part of the double hull is comprised of first and second layers and an intermediate layer of elastomer material bonded to the first and second layers. By manufacturing double hull walls of such three layered structures, th...	03/04/2008
7308862	Coating for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, with the fabric being made from coated thermoplastic yarns or fiber such that its respective sides have coatings so formed...	12/18/2007
7303656	Low permeability textile substrate for a two-sided coated product A laminated substrate or base structure comprising separately formed layers with warp knitted or stitch bonded yarns joining the layers together wherein at least one of the layers is a reinforcing layer and at least one of the layers is for inhibiting resin flow thr...	12/04/2007
7299760	Floating LNG import terminal and method for docking A floating terminal for offloading an LNG carrier vessel in the sea. The floating terminal of open frame construction is moored toward its front end with a rotatable mooring arrangement so that the terminal may weathervane in response to environmental forces. Marine...	11/27/2007
7197997	End portions for flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same The instant invention is directed to large waterborne, towed flexible fluid containment vessels for the transportation of cargo comprising a fluid or fluidisable material and a method of fabricating the vessels. The flexible fluid containment vessel includes an impe...	04/03/2007
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
7017508	Hydrodynamically and aerodynamically optimized leading and trailing edge configurations A novel concept for a hydrodynamically and aerodynamically improved leading edge and trailing edge structure is primarily suited for high-speed motion, such as near Mach 1 and above, but also for slow-speed motion and for stationary operation, where stationary struc...	03/28/2006
7017506	Marginal gas transport in offshore production An offshore hydrocarbon production system in which gases are economically stored for transport. After the produced hydrocarbons are separated into liquid (crude oil) and gases, the gases are separated into heavy and light gases. The heavy gases, which consist primar...	03/28/2006
6923135	Container for transporting fresh water by sea The invention relates to a container for transporting fresh water by sea, comprising a flexible covering for receiving fresh water and a pulling device which is joined to the flexible covering and made of a tubular retaining body which is used for coupling bridle li...	08/02/2005
6860218	Flexible fluid containment vessel A seamless, woven, flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having beam stabilizers, beam separators, reinforcing, and the method of making the same. ...	03/01/2005
6805598	Liquid natural gas transfer station A semi-submersible floating transfer station for unloading liquid natural gas (LNG) from, or charging LNG to an oceangoing vessel. The station comprises at least one and preferably two or more pontoons that include outboard sections comprising LNG tanks and a depres...	10/19/2004
6739274	End portions for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having tapered front and/or rear portions formed out of the intermediate tubular structure, including a method of making t...	05/25/2004
6718896	Fabric structure for a flexible fluid containment vessel A flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water which is fabricated out of a fabric made out of a plurality of separately formed layers which are bound together. ...	04/13/2004
6615759	Flexible vessel Apparatus and a method for sea transport of liquids including a first enclosure, an at least partially flexible second enclosure disposed within the first enclosure and being adapted when filled, to generally fill the first enclosure, one of the first and...	09/09/2003
6550410	System and method for storage and conveyance of fluids, and a method for filling and emptying a collapsible fluid container A system and method for storing and conveying (e.g. towing) fluids. The system includes a collapsible fluid container with an elongate shape and a first and a second end. A flexible fluid conduit is fixedly attached to the front end of the container. A to...	04/22/2003
6330865	Flexible barge A novel barge structure for transporting fresh water from one marine environment location to another is described having critical parameters. The barge is constructed of flexible material and preferably is filled to less than 50 percent of its capacity, t...	12/18/2001
6293217	Flexible vessels for transporting fluent cargoes An apparatus and a method for transporting fluent cargoes through liquid are provided, the apparatus including one or more units arranged in substantially linear alignment, in which at least one of the units includes two or more non-internally reinforced ...	09/25/2001
6047655	Flexible barge A novel barge structure for transporting fresh water from one marine environment location to another is described having critical parameters. The barge is constructed of flexible material and preferably is filled to less than 50 percent of its capacity, t...	04/11/2000
5488921	Flexible fabric barge apparatus and method Flexible fabric barges are connected together in a string for towing. The barges are interconnected by fabric sleeves which have zipper connections. A fabric towing cone is zipper connected to the lead barge. Each barge includes an elongated opening that ...	02/06/1996
5445093	Unloading facility for flexible water transporting barges A flexible barge containing fresh water is unloaded on a dry dock which is gradually raised from a submerged condition as the fresh water is pumped out of the barge. The deck of the dry dock is formed with a basin adjacent one end thereof and the dry dock...	08/29/1995
5435262	Semi-submersible offshore platform with articulated buoyancy A semi-submersible offshore platform comprising a hull having at least one oil storage tank and a fixed centralized support member. The hull has a peripheral edge. The platform further comprises a deck coupled to the support member and a plurality of stab...	07/25/1995
5413065	Flexible fabric barge Flexible fabric barges are connected together in a string for towing. The barges are interconnected by fabric sleeves which have zipper connections. A fabric towing cone is zipper connected to the lead barge....	05/09/1995
5279240	Floating oil/gas production terminal The disclosure relates to a floating oil/gas production terminal comprising a multi-hull vessel having a plurality of vertically spaced barge form hulls interconnected together to form a unitary structure including an upper hull which floats the vessel an...	01/18/1994
5243925	Modular bladder system The invention is a modular bladder system for confining a liquid cargo and carrying such cargo in a compartment of a transporter vessel. The cargo is confined in a modular plurality of bladders and cargo-filled bladders occupy substantially the entirety o...	09/14/1993
5119749	Apparatus for preventing leakage of oil and the like from a tank The invention includes an expandable closed-off container mounted within the tank. A pump system is coupled to the container for pumping the oil from the tank to the interior of the container. In one embodiment, the apparatus is mounted to a support struc...	06/09/1992
5052319	On-board emergency oil disposal and recovery system An on-board oil disposal and recovery system for emergency response to an oil spill comprising one or a plurality of wheeled oil disposal bladders, one or a plurality of bladder support brackets disposed about the periphery of the vessel and means to inte...	10/01/1991
4709646	Functional unit installation in a warship A warship has a unit seating extending around an opening in a ship's deck with a platform mounted in the seating and levelled relative to the main scantling plane of said warship, and a functional unit installation, e.g., a weapon or a navigational appara...	12/01/1987
4480569	Container for ground material removed by a ground working device from the bottom of a watercourse The invention relates to a container for the ground material removed by a ground working device, for example, a mud plough or a suction device from the bottom of a watercourse. Such a container is known in the form of a compartment trough moved by the tug...	11/06/1984
4421050	Cargo torpedo A Cargo Torpedo comprises a floating semi-submerged vessel attached to a prime mover vessel by a stud installed in the center of the stern of a cargo vessel to match into an opening in the center into the bow of a prime mover vessel; the opening consists ...	12/20/1983
4399765	Floating container for receiving and transporting collected oil pollutants A floating container for receiving and transporting collected oil pollutants has an elongate, hose-shaped body with towing attachments and buoyancy bodies disposed on the outside thereof and serving as rubbing strakes or fenders, and a large filling and d...	08/23/1983
4347798	Buffer system for tankvessels A buffer system for liquid cargo-carrying tankvessels including closed, flexible buffer tanks in way of at least the bottoms of the cargo tanks and apparatus to transmit a buffer fluid to and from the buffer tanks to selectively provide buffer protection ...	09/07/1982
4313399	Technique for handling viscous liquids in transit or storage Method and apparatus are disclosed in a form particularly adapted for use in the handling of viscous liquids, such as viscous oil, on a barge. The technique includes provision of an engine for driving an oil pump, heat exchange mechanism through which the...	02/02/1982
4286535	Ship for lighter-than-water fluids A ship has a plurality of open-top recesses in the deck thereof in which substantially fluid-tight, relatively light-weight, buoyant containers are held solely by the force of gravity and by frictional forces. Those containers substantially fill those rec...	09/01/1981
4227477	Inflatable barge An air or surface deployable, inflatable, flexible wall, fluid holding, towable container having a hollow, generally tubular, flexible wall container, at least one closeable inlet and outlet for directing fluids into and out of the container, gas inflatab...	10/14/1980
4107803	Sea terminal A sea terminal having compartments for storage of fluids and adapted for the transfer of the fluids between the compartments and a ship. The sea terminal is constructed to eliminate the need for swivel hose connections as the ship swings in relation to th...	08/22/1978
4067080	Sea terminal A sea terminal having compartments for storage of fluids at sea and piping connected to each compartment so that fluids may be transferred between the compartments and a ship. The compartments can rotate with respect to portions of the sea terminal which ...	01/10/1978
4007700	Multiple seafloor storage and supply system The mobile seafloor storage structure for storing POL (petroleum, oils, licants) comprising a pair of cylindrically-shaped enclosures having hemispherical-shaped end members. The two cylindrically-shaped enclosures are connected together by top, bottom a...	02/15/1977
3999499	Surface vessel driven and controlled submarine cargo transport A cylindrical tank-like submarine hull acts as a cargo carrier and carries its propulsion element which is power driven through a power supply from a surface vessel through a power transport member interconnecting the surface vessel to the underwater carr...	12/28/1976
3974789	Floating structures including honeycomb cores formed of elongate hexagonal cells A tug vessel and a plurality of transport modules connected together in a chain, each including a honeycomb core formed of an array of hexagonal cells (preferably formed of reinforced concrete), are disclosed. The modules and, if desired, the tug vessel a...	08/17/1976

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