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An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8317056 | Liquid tight sealing of heat-insulating walls of a liquefied natural gas carrier A structure and method for bonding heat-insulating protection walls of a liquefied natural gas carrier is provided. Each of the heat-insulating protection walls is formed of an insulation foam layer and a fiber-reinforced composite reinforcing sheet attached to a su... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8141738 | System for insulating a cryogenic tank and method of insulating said tank Cryogenic tank insulation system comprising blocks of insulating materials placed, at low temperature, so as to be essentially touching on one face of the structure of said tank, the blocks being placed between said face of the structure and an impervious deformable... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8100284 | Cryogenic storage tank with thermal shield A cryogenic fluid storage tank having an inlet conduit, an outlet conduit, and a thermal shield in thermal contact with the inner vessel is disclosed, wherein the thermal shield is adapted to militate against heat transfer from the atmosphere to a cryogenic fluid by... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7971744 | Foam vessel for cryogenic fluid storage Cryogenic storage and separator vessels made of polyolefin foams are disclosed, as are methods of storing and separating cryogenic fluids and fluid mixtures using these vessels. In one embodiment, the polyolefin foams may be cross-linked, closed-cell polyethylene fo... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7494023 | Insulation for cryogenic tanks A magnetic multi-layer insulation system for a cryogenic storage tank. The system includes multiple layers of insulation comprising a carrier support structure disposed between a first major surface of a magnetic material defining a north pole facing away from the c... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7328583 | Thermally stable containment device and methods Thermal management systems and methods for manufacturing and using same are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the thermal management systems comprise configurations of corrugated, porous, or fibrous panels containing phase change materials within the interior of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7276290 | Cryogenic insulation Putty-like gap-filling compounds for insulation that can be utilized at temperatures from about −420° F. (−250° C.) up to about 500° F. (260° C.) are described herein. Embodiments of these compounds contain about 25-50 volume percent base material, about 50-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7124714 | Fuel supply apparatus using low boiling point fuel and its control method A fuel supply apparatus reduces the fuel vaporization and leakage. The positions of vaporization and leakage and their amount in the fuel tank and the fuel pipe are detected when using a low boiling point fuel having a vapor phase in the normal temperatures and atmo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6967051 | Thermal insulation systems Thermal insulation systems and with methods of their production. The thermal insulation systems incorporate at least one reflection layer and at least one spacer layer in an alternating pattern. Each spacer layer includes a fill layer and a carrier layer. The fill l... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938968 | Vacuum insulating material and device using the same Vacuum heat insulator comprising a laminated core made of a plurality of sheets of inorganic fibers having 10 μm or smaller in diameter and a certain composition including SiO2 as a main component, Al2O3, CaO, and MgO, a gas barrier... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921564 | Insulation module, system and method for installation and manufacture A pre-formed insulation module is disclosed having a part cylinder body. The body includes an unstriated insulation layer formed of a rigid insulating material substantially uniform in composition and density over its cross section. The insulation layer has an inner... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6767433 | System and method for solar distillation The present invention is directed to an improved solar powered distillation system and method. The solar powered still may have a waterproof membrane that is extruded, molded, or sprayed-on. The membrane may be installed in a lightweight basin as a liner resulting i... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6668561 | Pressure regulated structure A pressure regulated structure includes a first layer, a second layer, a non-metallic honeycomb assembly, and a vent. The honeycomb assembly is between the first layer and the second layer and includes a plurality of walls forming cells, at least some of ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634519 | Method for manufacturing a tank for a cryogenic fluid and tank thus produced A tank for a cryogenic fluid, of the type comprising an inner vessel (2) intended to receive the cryogenic fluid and delimiting, with an outer vessel (8), a space (9) for the insertion of multilayer thermal insulation (7). The tank comprises multilayer th... | 10/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6521077 | Method for insulating a cryogenic container A method of insulating a member, such as a cryogenic tank, pipe, or other cryogenic or extreme temperature element with multilayer insulation, and a packaged multilayer insulation blanket for use in the method. The packaged blanket includes (1) a multilay... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6467642 | Cryogenic shipping container A shipping container with an outer shipping container shell and a support assembly for holding a dewar vessel within the outer shipping container shell and providing impact and vibration resistance to the dewar vessel. The dewar vessel has an inner vessel... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6012612 | Transportation of liquid cryogens A road tanker for carrying two or more separate cryogenic liquids in which the inner tank of the vacuum insulated system is divided by a sheet of material of similar thermal expansion properties to those of the tank. This allows the cryogenic liquids to e... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5727492 | Liquefied natural gas tank and containment system Liquid cargo tank and support system suitable for liquified natural gas, LNG, for LNG cargo ships includes a semi-membrane tank having vertical walls constructed of a series of curved plates and a girder support system that permits access to the tank exte... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5678724 | Getter materials for the vacuum insulation of liquid hydrogen storage vessels or transport lines A getter material is provided which efficiently sorbs gases at low pressures but, when a system failure causes high pressures of hydrogen and oxygen (air) to be present, does not increase its temperature to that which would cause explosive ignition of the... | 10/21/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5651473 | Support system for cryogenic vessels The invention consists of an outer jacket surrounding and spaced from an inner tank to create an insulated space therebetween. The inner tank closely conforms to the outer jacket such that the insulation chamber is substantially uniform and the capacity o... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5625742 | Thermally insulating jacket under reversible vacuum utilizing hydrogen getter in combination with non-evaporable promoter getter A thermally insulating jacket under reversible vacuum, having an inner wall, an outer wall and an hollow space between these walls. The hollow space is in fluid communication with an outer housing containing a reversible non-evaporable hydrogen getter loa... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5620110 | Cryobiological container The cryobiological container comprises a double walled reservoir structure (1) comprising an internal shell (2) having a cylindrical side wall (4) and a bottom wall (5) and forming an internal volume accessible through an upper opening (6) of the same dia... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5586513 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into a bearing structure A watertight, thermally insulating tank built into a bearing structure and including a primary watertight barrier contacting material within the tank and including strakes having edges turned upwardly towards an interior of the tank. A secondary watertigh... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5501359 | Prefabricated structure for forming fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for very low temperature fluid confinement container The present invention relates to a prefabricated structure providing fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for a heat-insulated confinement container such as a fluid-tight reservoir for storage and/or transport of a very low temperature fluid. Said struc... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5386706 | Low heat-leak, coherent-aerogel, cryogenic system A low heat-leak cryogenic system comprising a cryogenic fluid, a first lamina having an external side facing toward and exposed directly to, or indirectly to, the cryogenic fluid and an internal side facing away from the cryogenic fluid; a second lamina s... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5338383 | Tank insulation method with cryogenic exposure A ceramic fiber fabric such as an alumino-boro-silicate fabric is impregnated with a silicone elastomer to form a composite material. The fabric may be reinforced with hoops or rings to provide a free-standing insulation. The insulation is attached to the... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5305926 | Portable fueling facility having fire-retardant material An improved portable fueling facility for aircraft or ground vehicles includes at least one storage tank, an outer tank for providing secondary containment about the storage tanks, a number of saddle members for supporting the outer tank on a flat horizon... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5081761 | Double wall steel tank A double wall, light-weight tank construction for the storage of flammable liquids is formed from two conventional steel tanks having flame proof, curable cementitious insulative material between the walls. Spacers preformed preferably of the same cementi... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5065583 | Method of storing volatile substances, container for storing said substances, and flow-control method for surface flow of superfluid helium A method of storing voltile substances comprises cooling the substances, and maintaining the saturated vapor pressure of the substances to not higher than normal pressure. A container for storing liquid helium comprises means for blocking a superfluid sur... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5063651 | Method of manufacturing a low emissivity liquid nitrogen dewar A liquid nitrogen Dewar includes a spun can for the liquid nitrogen, which spun can is surrounded by an exterior shell. Between the exterior shell and the can is an evacuated space containing a second shell that functions as a radiation shield. The can an... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5038456 | Fire resistant tank construction method The method of fabricating fire resistant tank apparatus adapted for transportation and for installation above-ground to receive and dispense a liquid hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons, includes providing a metallic tank assembly having lightweight wall means de... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4988014 | Method and apparatus for storing cryogenic fluids Method and apparatus for preventing loss of liquid cryogen due to heat infiltration into the cryogen stored in a dewar. At least one transient heat shield disposed in the vacuum space between the inner and outer vessels of the dewar in heat exchange with ... | 01/29/1991 |
