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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047395 | Cryogenic fluid tank and use in a motor vehicle The main opposite surfaces (4a, 4b; 5a, 5b) of the inner (1) and outer (2) coverings are directly linked to each other by rigid coaxial linking elements (9;10), flexible linking elements ( | 11/01/2011 |
| 7669729 | Tank for very low temperature liquids The present invention relates to a tank for holding a cryogenic liquid. According to the present invention, there is provided a light and durable tank which is airtight even at cryogenic temperatures without generating cracks. The tank includes: a pressure-resistant... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7287980 | Ton unit heating saddle Embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and apparatus for delivering gas in a liquefied state at a controlled rate. The liquefied gas may be transported in ton cylinders by placing the ton cylinder on a transportation pallet. The transportation pallet... | 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 |
| 7237826 | Cargo system A cargo system includes a plurality of rigidly connected compartments adapted to mount on the roof of a vehicle. The plurality of compartments includes a first compartment suitable for mounting a retractable awning and a second compartment suitable for storing cargo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204195 | Ship with liquid tank Disclosed is a liquid container adapted to store liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LNG storage container include a sealing wall directly contacting liquid contained in the tank and a structural wall, which is an exterior wall or inner structure integrated with the ex... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174841 | Method and an arrangement for reducing the weight and optimizing the longitudinal strength of a water-craft A method and arrangement for reducing the weight and optimizing the longitudinal strength of a watercraft, which is especially suitable for transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or other corresponding mediums and comprises a hull, which has a deck extending ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171916 | Ship with liquid tank Disclosed is a liquid container adapted to store liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LNG storage container include a sealing wall directly contacting liquid contained in the tank and a structural wall, which is an exterior wall or inner structure integrated with the ex... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165698 | Construction for multi-layered vacuum super insulated cryogenic tank A construction for a multi-layered vacuum super insulated cryogenic tank and a method for making the same is disclosed. The cryogenic tank uses an inner tank that is wrapped with multiple layers of radiation shielding and is suspended within a frame by one or more s... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7024868 | Transportation of liquefiable petroleum gas A pressure vessel for transportation of liquefiable petroleum gas (LPG) is cylindrical with a circular cross-sectional profile. The wall thickness of the vessel (in meters) multiplied by a design strength of the material from which the vessel is made (in megapascals... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997497 | Cargo system A cargo system includes a plurality of rigidly connected compartments adapted to mount on the roof of a vehicle. The plurality of compartments includes a first compartment suitable for mounting a retractable awning and a second compartment suitable for storing cargo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6886482 | Manifold device for pressure vessels A device by pressure vessels (2) for sea transport of petroleum fluids, where at least two pressure vessels (2) are connected to and communicate with a manifold (1). ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6868981 | Light weight hydrogen tank A light weight fuel tank for a hydrogen powered airplane used as a platform for communication repeaters for communication services. An outer spherical shell member of a sandwich configuration surrounds an inner thin walled spherical shell member in which the liquid ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6745983 | Integrated tankage for propulsion vehicles and the like Apparatus and methods for integrating structural members inside the body of a propulsion vehicle with tankage used to store fluid propellant and the like. Propulsion vehicles may be made lighter, more compact, cheaper, and easier to manufacture by using pressurized ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742554 | Device for overheat protection for a type 4 compressed gas container A pressure container (70) for storing hydrogen gas (26) under pressure for a fuel cell engine. The container (70) includes an outer support layer (12) and a thermoplastic liner (14). An adapter (18) is provided in the outer ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6659303 | Tank for storing gas at high pressure The tank for storing gas at high pressure, such as a tank for a vehicle running on gas, comprises a confinement volume accessible via coupling means and defined by a duct disposed in a spiral coil so that the substantially rectilinear main portions of the... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6637469 | Product delivery system for stationary or portable bulk containers A container for holding a solid, liquid and/or gaseous phase product therein and for use within a transportable or stationary support structure. The container maximizes the compressed product volume contained therein and prevents liquid and/or contaminant... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626319 | Integrated tank erection and support carriage for a semi-membrane LNG tank In the typical embodiment of the invention described in the specification, a prismatic semi-membrane LNG tank is assembled within a support carriage surrounding the top and side walls of the tank and is connected to the tank by a plurality of load bearing... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595382 | Storage container for cryogenic liquids and methods of making same A storage container for cryogenic liquids has an outer container and at least one inner container, an insulation space being situated between the outer container and the inner container or containers. The outer container and/or the inner container have de... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595383 | Packaging for shipping compressed gas cylinders An overpack is provided for packaging cylinders containing compressed gas. Cylinders containing compressed gas typically have a pressure relief mechanism that releases the gas from the cylinder when the pressure inside the cylinder approaches a pressure d... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6386384 | Full jacket gas cylinder A protective device for gas cylinders is provided that protects the body of the gas cylinder from damage, is light, does not affect the required heat exchange from the environment to the liquified gas within the gas cylinder and renders the gas cylinder a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6290086 | Cryogenic tank joint Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5657594 | Heat insulation covering structure of a low temperature cargo tank The present invention provides a heat insulation covering for a spherical storage tank such as an LNG tank or the like for storing an extremely low temperature liquid. The covering is constructed by using elongated panel-like heat insulating panels. A plu... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5228585 | Variable capacity vehicle-mounted cryogenic storage vessels and method of making same A vehicle-mounted double-walled ellipsoidal cryogenic storage vessel includes an inner vessel enclosed by an outer shell to form an insulation chamber therebetween. Both the inner vessel and the outer shell are formed in the same manner. An elliptical pre... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5085343 | Nested tank construction A nested tank construction for pressurized materials comprises first and second cylindrical tanks connected together so that they are axially aligned. The first tank comprises a dome end which is inverted so that it extends inwardly into the first tank an... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4741456 | Cryogenic reservoir with helically wound thermal insulation A reservoir for a cryogenic fluid comprises a vessel with an elongated filling neck. It is thermally insulated by means of a band of thermal insulating material wound around the neck and the vessel in a plurality of superimposed layers each of which has a... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4705189 | Double walled insulated container for storing low boiling liquified gases A double walled insulated container for storing low boiling liquified gases includes inner and outer containers with insulation therebetween. A tubular neck connects the openings of both containers. The joints between the neck tube and the respective cont... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4496073 | Cryogenic tank support system A single-stage cryogenic tank support system is disclosed having a large-radius support tube surrounding an internal storage tank, both of which are enclosed by an external shell. The attachment tube is secured to the internal storage tank and external sh... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4394931 | Heat-insulated container provided with a locating and/or supporting device A heat-insulated container for liquefied gases, which includes a rigid outer shell internally lined with a heat-insulating material, is provided with a locating and/or supporting device for pumps or other apparatus. The support device is formed of a mater... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4382524 | Spherical tank supported by a vertical skirt A spherical tank is supported by a vertical skirt extending from the tank equator down to a foundation. An enclosed space defined by the spherical tank, the skirt and the foundation is made pressure tight and is connected to a pressure-regulating system, ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4335831 | Insulated cryogenic liquid container Composite insulating panels each having a generally rectangular casing and insulating material in the casing are mounted by mechanical fastening means in a covering layer over an inner surface of a supporting enclosure. A cross-shaped joint cover member i... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4220255 | Insulated tanks for liquefied gases A tank for holding liquefied gas and including a support in the form of a vertical skirt which forms a structural unity with the tank wall. The vertical skirt has an intermediate portion in the region between the transition to the tank wall and the founda... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4187956 | Safety insert for storage vessels of low-boiling liquified gases A safety insert for storage vessels of low-boiling liquified gases includes a safety neck tube placed within the neck forming an annular space with respect thereto, the neck having a blind flange with a fill and extraction hole for the gas as well as a sa... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4155482 | Insulated cryogenic liquid container Composite panels each having a casing and insulating material in the casing are mounted in a covering layer over the inside of a supporting structure by mechanical fastening means. Joint cover members including insulating material and outer facing materia... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4141465 | Insulated tanks for liquefied gases A tank for holding liquefied gas and including a support in the form of a vertical skirt which forms a structural unity with the tank wall. The vertical skirt has an intermediate belt or zone in the region between the transition to the tank wall and the f... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4109823 | Insulation system for liquefied gas tanks The invention relates to liquefied gas containers, particularly liquefied gas ships, having a foamed plastics insulation system. The invention provides an arrangement for the corners/top edge of the insulation in which the foam plastic insulation material... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4089468 | Tanks having membranes Membrane tank having utility for the transportation and storage of liquefied gases, such as liquefied natural gas, the tank wall being comprised of two sets of warped surfaces with double curvatures, all sections of which are curved, with the surfaces of ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4066184 | Thermal insulation systems This invention relates to containers for the bulk storage or transport of liquefied gases, for example, in ocean going marine tankers comprising a tank surrounded and supported at least from below by thermal insulation built up from panels sealed together... | 01/03/1978 |
