Apparatus and process for storing hydrate-forming gaseous hydrocarbons
Patent 4920752 Issued on May 1, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 27, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 27, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2270016 2356407 2363529 2375559 3126334 3243966 3514274 3856492 Transportation of natural gas as a hydrate Patent #: 3975167 InventorApplicationNo. 290437 filed on 12/27/1988US Classes:62/46.1, With sorbing or mixing62/54.1, Cryogen stored in both phases (e.g., as slush or gel)585/15HYDRATE OR PRODUCTION THEREOFExaminersPrimary: Capossela, Ronald C.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF17C 011/00602/ 602/ 585/ Foreign Application Priority Data1988-01-14 CHAbstractThe apparatus for storing a frozen hydrate includes a reservoir which is filled with frozen granulated hydrate. Heat for decomposing the hydrate is obtained from water contained in a water tank. In one embodiment, the process is carried out in such a way that one chamber of a reservoir may be charged while another chamber is being evacuated by the decomposition of the frozen hydrate into gas and ice. |
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