| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220560050 | Including means for withstanding or dissipating thermally induced stress (e.g., expansion joint) | 12 |
| 20080302804 | Storage tank for cryogenic liquids - A new procedure for constructing cryogenic storage tanks involves erecting a freestanding metal liner. The liner is sized and configured to withstand the hydraulic forces the concrete wall of the tank being poured without the need for temporary stiffeners on the inside surface of lower portions of the liner. Lateral tension ties can be connected to anchor ties on an outward surface of the liner and used to tie the liner to outer formwork. These ties may be spaced up to about 2 m apart. Studs can also be provided on the outer surface of the liner, and a cylindrical ring of cryogenic steel can be integrated into the liner. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090020537 | CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF PRESSURIZED CRYOGENIC FLUIDS - A method and apparatus for unloading natural gas (NG), including gasifying liquid and/or compressed NG using the latent heat of water and propane, and/or storing liquid or compressed NG gas in a storage cavern system that utilizes a buffer layer to prevent hydrating the NG gas, the storage cavern system being configured such that the NG may be forced out of a first storage chamber by increasing the amount of brine in a second chamber to displace a buffer fluid located therein such that the displace buffer fluid enters the first storage chamber and displaces the NG, as well as the processes for compressing, chilling and/or liquefying quantities of LNG and transporting those volumes to markets for redelivery. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090255938 | CRYOGENIC STORAGE CONTAINER - A cryopreservation storage and processing container for cryogenic material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the container can be used to cryopreserve and store biological specimens at cryogenic temperature but also can be used directly in centrifuges or microcentrifuges to process biological materials. It incorporates the functions of both storage container and centrifuge tubes, provides self-sealing mechanism, and accommodates higher cooling/warming rates. The storage container includes both a vessel body | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090308874 | ACTIVATION OF A PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE - A pressure vessel for storage of a pressurized fluid is provided. The pressure vessel includes a composite layer having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines an internal cavity. The pressure vessel further includes at least one pressure relief device in fluid communication with the internal cavity. At least one thermally conductive element is continuously wound on the outer surface of the composite layer and adapted to carry load and transport heat from a heat source adjacent the composite layer to the at least one pressure relief device. A method for producing the pressure vessel is also provided. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100001005 | Composite Cryogenic Tank with Thermal Strain Reducer Coating - A cryogenic fuel tank includes a composite tank wall enclosing a tank interior and having a tank wall surface, at least one coating provided on the tank wall surface, a foam insulation layer provided on the at least one coating and a plurality of stiffening fibers provided in one of the at least one coating and the foam insulation layer. A method of providing a thermal strain reducer coating on a composite structure is also disclosed. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20120168445 | POLYGONAL TANK FOR LNG - Fluidtight and/or thermally insulated tank ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 220560060 | Expansible pleat, fold, corrugation, etc. | 3 |
| 20110186580 | REINFORCING MEMBER FOR CORRUGATED MEMBRANE OF LNG CARGO TANK, MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE REINFORCING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - The present invention is related to a reinforcing member for a membrane for improving the pressure-withstanding property of the membrane having corrugations, and a membrane assembly having the reinforcing member and a method of constructing the membrane assembly. By providing a reinforcing member for a membrane having corrugations and installed in an insulating structural member of an LNG cargo, the present invention can prevent the collapse of the corrugation and attenuate shocks against a same load without increasing the facial rigidity of the corrugation, and improve the insulating property by forming an additional insulating layer. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120043335 | BARRIER LAYER ARRANGEMENT FOR TANK SYSTEMS - A barrier layer arrangement for tank systems includes at least one layer made of a material that has anisotropic properties. The anisotropic properties can be specifically adjusted by way of the design of the layer and/or the material parameters. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20150114970 | REINFORCING MEMBER FOR CORRUGATED MEMBRANE OF LNG CARGO TANK, MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE REINFORCING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR CONTRUCTING THE SAME - The present invention is related to a reinforcing member for a membrane for improving the pressure-withstanding property of the membrane having corrugations, and a membrane assembly having the reinforcing member and a method of constructing the membrane assembly. By providing a reinforcing member for a membrane having corrugations and installed in an insulating structural member of an LNG cargo, the present invention can prevent the collapse of the corrugation and attenuate shocks against a same load without increasing the facial rigidity of the corrugation, and improve the insulating property by forming an additional insulating layer. | 04-30-2015 |
| 220560070 | For use with a transport vehicle (e.g., cargo ship, airplane, space vehicle) | 3 |
| 20080237240 | Modular Container for Cryogenic Liquids - A container for cryogenic fuels assembled from a plurality of identical straight and closed profiles which are arranged in different configuration from one another and are straight hollow profiles which are arranged parallel to one another and of which at least one outer boundary wall maintains a functional distance from an outer boundary wall of an adjacent profile and to the open ends of which a common cap as a common connection space of the profiles is in each case contiguous on both sides. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100108687 | ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR TANK FILLING, WITHDRAWAL AND PRESSURE MANAGEMENT OF A CRYOGENIC LIQUID - A tank for a cryogenic liquid is fitted with a conduit assembly that provides for flow of the cryogenic liquid into and out of the tank, venting of the tank and control of the fill level in the tank. The conduit assembly includes serpentine tubes that extend into an upper region within the inner shell. Within the inner shell, one of the tubes extends downwardly to a lower opening and provides for liquid flow into and out the tank; the other tube has an end with a downwardly facing opening in the upper region whereby vapor can be conducted out of the tank and the fill level is established. A system for effecting pressure management of the cryogenic liquid in the tank includes a conduit network that provides for pressure build as pressure in the conduit network drops and provides for delivery of liquid only to, e.g., a vehicle engine. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110056954 | INSULATION PANEL FOR CORNER AREA OF LNG CARGO CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A corner panel of an LNG cargo that includes a main body, which forms a corner area of the cargo, and a stress diverging part, which reduces the convergence of stress of the main body by being integrated with an internal face of the main body and being formed with curvature, and a secondary barrier formed in a curved shape. | 03-10-2011 |
