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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122919 | Dual fluid LNG transferring arm Disclosed herein is an LNG transferring arm. The LNG transferring arm includes a cylindrical support base. A main body is rotatably provided on the support base. A boom assembly is connected to a side of the main body to rotate up and down. A support assembly suppor... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8051883 | Industrial container filling lance The industrial container filling lance is an elongate pipe having a hose connector allowing connection of a hose from a fluid source to the lance, a ball valve for regulating flow of fluid through the pipe, and a fill spout for delivery of the fluid to an industrial... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7469728 | Fluid injecting device A general-purpose fluid injecting device is provided that can be used if an air bag is accommodated in a box of a different height. A fluid injecting device is provided that injects a fluid into an air bag through a nozzle projecting from a box the air bag being hou... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7384072 | Brake hose lifting apparatus An apparatus for lifting a brake hose including a glad hand secured to one end thereof. The brake hose to be lifted into an elevated position is attached to an end of a railway car. Such apparatus further maintains the brake hose in such elevated position during in ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7353850 | Dispensing device for drinks A dispensing device dispenses drinks or similar dosable liquid foodstuffs, especially coffee, milk, soft drinks or soups. The dispensing device includes an identification device for identifying a vertical height of a container for receiving the foodstuff and for emi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7281687 | In-flight refueling system and method for facilitating emergency separation of in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system and method are provided for facilitating the emergency separation of the components of a probe and drogue in-flight refueling. The in-flight refueling system and method provides a fuse device capable of being installed between, for inst... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7216741 | Safety cage for gangway A safety cage improves the safety of workers servicing tanker vehicles having top side hatches. A part or parts of the cage can be repositioned to permit the hatch cover to be opened and then can be returned to a safety enchancing position. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7147021 | System for transfer of a fluid product, particularly liquefied natural gas, between a transport vehicle, such as a ship, and an installation for receiving or supplying this product A device for transferring a product between a ship and a fixed installation. The device is supported at one end by a support structure and the other end is capable of being connected to the ship's manifold. The support structure includes a boom carrying a transfer p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7107925 | Weathervaning LNG offloading system A cryogenic fluid offloading system, having a tanker vessel (2) moored in line with an offshore mooring construction (4, 8) and connected to a processing unit, such as regasification plant (13). The degasification plant (13) has no large ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107922 | Fender and management system thereof The present invention relates to a fender, which is used as cushioning material mainly at the time of a ship being moored, and a management system thereof. A transponder is mounted in a fender 1 that is an object to be managed, and an ID code is read by the t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7082406 | Multi-stage accounting system for a fueling environment A service station for the sale and dispensing of fuel into customers' vehicles and a method of optionally delivering a transaction accounting thereof to the customer, wherein the receipt station is located separately from the fuel dispensers. Costs to manufacture an... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066219 | Hydrocarbon fluid transfer system The invention relates to a fluid transfer system, in particular for LNG in which an articulated vertical and horizontal mooring arm are suspended from a support on the processing vessel. Independently moveable ducts, for instance cryogenic hard piping are placed par... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051774 | Mooring system for fluid cargo tankers The liquid cargo mooring and fluid transfer system of the present invention includes a first column affixed to the ocean floor. The first column supports one end of an extended length space frame. At the opposite end of the space frame is a buoyant support. The buoy... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7008769 | Nanoscale molecular arrayer The present invention is a dedicated apparatus for the formation of array that includes one or more deposition domains comprised of one or more deposition materials. The present invention may include an X, Y controller, an X, Y translation stage, a loading substrate... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004680 | Temporary support assembly and method of supporting a flexible line A support assembly for a flexible line comprises a hanger to suspend the flexible line from an offshore oil rig without subjecting the line to a bending stress adjacent the support assembly, a frame supporting the hanger, and a connector coupled to the frame to remo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6948538 | Low maintenance balanced fueling crane, sealed counterbalance therefor, fuel drip collector and environmental drain therefor A fueling crane comprises an extensible boom rotatably associated with a pedestal wherein the extensible boom has a first end rotatably affixed to a fuel inlet pipe mounted on the pedestal and a second end terminating in a fueling nozzle. The extensible boom has at ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6923225 | Hydrocarbon fluid transfer system The invention relates to a fluid transfer system, in particular for LNG in which an articulated vertical and horizontal mooring arm are suspended from a support on the processing vessel. Independently moveable ducts, for instance cryogenic hard piping are placed par... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886611 | System for transferring a fluid product between a carrying vessel and a shore installation A system for transferring a fluid product between a carrier, such as a vessel, and an installation, in particular a fixed installation, for processing and storing the product. The system includes a tubular structure for conveying the product between the vessel and t... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6732770 | Low maintenance balanced fueling crane, sealed counterbalance therefor, fuel drip collector and environmental drain therefor A fueling crane comprises an extensible boom rotatably associated with a pedestal wherein the extensible boom has a first end rotatably affixed to a fuel inlet pipe mounted on the pedestal and a second end terminating in a fueling nozzle. The extensible boom has at ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722395 | Depositing fluid specimens on substrates, resulting ordered arrays, techniques for analysis of deposited arrays For depositing fluid dots in an array, e.g., for microscopic analysis, a deposit device, e.g. a pin, cooperating with a fluid source defines a precisely sized drop of fluid of small diameter on a drop carrying surface. Transport mechanism positions the device precis... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6701980 | Mobile fueling assembly A fueling assembly for use in the transfer of fuel is disclosed. The assembly includes a platform and a plurality of swivel joints and pipe sections. The assembly can be folded onto and supported by the platform, and can be unfolded to extend away from th... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688348 | Submerged flowline termination buoy with direct connection to shuttle tanker A submerged flowline termination buoy supports flowlines below the sea's dynamic wave zone. An export hose, connected to the flowline at a submerged connection assembly which is supported from the termination buoy, is selectively connected to a dynamicall... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6672344 | Robotic system having positionally adjustable multiple probes An array of probes is provided wherein the probes are maintained in place in bores extending through a housing by a friction force applied to the probes. The friction force can be overcome by another force applied to the probes, thereby allowing the probe... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6631745 | Riser pull-in method and apparatus An arrangement and pull-in method for fluidly coupling a steel riser to a flowline of a turret on a FSO/FPSO. The riser is pulled into a connector by a pull-in line inside the flowline. A pull-in head is releasable secured inside the upper end of the rise... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6588465 | Passive variable speed drogue The aerial refueling drogue utilizes a bleeding drogue canopy providing substantially constant loads over a range of refueling speeds, by passive movement of the bleeding drogue between a retracted position and and extended position. The passive variable ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575207 | Apparatus for opening continuously conveyed bags An opening apparatus that opens continuously conveyed bags with a gas supplied by nozzles. A plurality of nozzles having conical head sections and discharge openings at the tip ends are attached to a rotation transmitting member with equal spaces in betwe... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6427617 | Floating loading hose Device for storage or mooring of a loading hose (1), preferably for unloading of petroleum fluids from a vessel (100) at sea, with a floating loading hose (1) with the first end (1a) connected to an after manifold (6) of the vessel (100), with the second,... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415828 | Dual buoy single point mooring and fluid transfer system An arrangement for providing fluid communication between an offshore hydrocarbon production and/or storage facility and an offshore loading system such as a CALM buoy is disclosed. A pipeline from a FPSO or production platform runs to a submerged flowline... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6390152 | Modular bulk material handling station A bulk unloading station is formed by two elongated modules stacked one on top of the other. Each module has a frame with pillars and when the upper module is stacked on the lower module the pillars on the upper module align with the pillars on the lower ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367519 | Process for forming novel spiral compositions A method and apparatus are provided that allows two or more compositions to be filled with a spiral configuration into a single container. Each product may have completely different chemical and physical properties, and each product may have a different f... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6213166 | Apparatus and process for forming novel spiral compositions A method and apparatus are provided that allows two or more compositions to be filled with a spiral configuration into a single container. Each product may have completely different chemical and physical properties, and each product may have a different f... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213515 | Hydrant servicer cart An aircraft refuelling cart includes a chassis (10) having ground-engaging wheels (11, 12) and a refuelling platform (20) upon which an aircraft refuelling operator can stand. The platform (20) is mounted to the chassis (10) by a scissor-action mechanism ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209589 | Apparatus and method for distributing beads Substrate beads for combinatorial synthesis are selected individually from a mixture by suspending the mixture in an electrically conductive liquid, in a bead selection vessel, causing the liquid to flow at a controlled rate through an aperture in the sid... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6186196 | Refuelling system A refuelling system for use with an aircraft, and a related a hand-held control apparatus for use in an aircraft refuelling system. The hand-held control apparatus for use in the aircraft refuelling system is intended for use in refuelling systems in whic... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6123224 | Bulk solids transport system and method A system for conveying particulates which includes a trough adapted for receiving and holding the particulates being conveyed and a fluid operated, piston and cylinder mechanism for oscillating the trough. The mechanism allowing oscillation by first incre... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5961079 | Service system A service system is arranged for at least one docking position for a craft, which requires the supply of various utilities and the discharge of waste. The system comprises a plurality of service boxes (3) lowered into the ground in the docking position. T... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5921294 | Air refueling drogue An apparatus attached to a fuel hose and deployed rearwardly of a tanker craft, the apparatus for inflight refueling of an aircraft and includes a fuel valve for controlling the flow of fuel through the valve, a coupler attached to the fuel valve for rec... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5836361 | Releasable fluid hose loading arm system A system 10 fluidly connects a bulkhead B to a portable transport using a flexible fill line or liquid hose LH. The system includes a coupling 12 for separating the liquid hose LH from the bulkhead B during an inadvertent pull-away. An arm 24 is pivotally... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5697732 | System for offshore production of hydrocarbons A system for offshore production of hydrocarbons via a vessel arranged for quick connection to and disconnection from a submerged body. The system comprises an outer buoyancy member for introduction and releasable securing in a submerged downwardly open r... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697523 | Container with a flexible internal member and multiple outlets for weighing bulk material A container or hopper with a flexible weigh container as an inner member, in which the weigh container is supported through at least one weigh cell on a frame. In order to weigh-in a material to be proportioned, a throttling device is provided at the bott... | 12/16/1997 |
