| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220560120 | Including thermal insulation | 29 |
| 20080197137 | 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 the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080314908 | Tank For Storing of Fluid, Preferably For Fluids at Low Temperatures - The invention regards a tank for storing of fluid at low temperature of insulated self carrying plate structure, where the plates comprises a sandwich structure, comprising two surface sheets of a metal or a material with similar properties and a core material with properties allowing for the variation of thermal deformation between the inner and outer surface sheets, which core material also provides for at least partly the insulation of the tank and which provides at least partly the necessary stiffness and strength of the wall. The invention also regard support means for the tank, a sandwich structure for use in a tank, and a method for producing the tank. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090014452 | STORAGE TANK - A storage tank including an outer tank, one or more inner tanks arranged inside the outer tank, and supply and discharge lines in the inner tank(s) is disclosed. The, or at least one of the, inner tanks is comprised at least in part of a carbon fiber and/or a carbon fiber reinforced material and/or is reinforced with a carbon fiber and/or a carbon fiber reinforced material. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090090725 | Method for Producing a Reservoir and the Thus Obtained Reservoir - The invention relates to a method for producing a reservoir, in particular a cryogenic reservoir, provided with two concentric envelops ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090134170 | Propellant Tank for Cryogenic Liquids - In a propellant tank, which especially serves for storing cryogenic propellants, for example of spacecraft, and which is operated with a driving gas serving as a conveying medium, the separation of the propellant from the driving gas occurs in a propellant extraction apparatus by means of sieves and with the use of hydrostatic forces and capillary forces. The extraction apparatus has the form of a refillable reservoir, which is mounted in the vicinity of the tank floor outside of the tank shell on the floor region of the propellant tank, and which is connected via a number of holes with the interior of the propellant tank. The extraction apparatus itself consists of a double-walled housing and is additionally thermally insulated. Capillary plates and additional struts are inserted in an L-shape into the reservoir. Furthermore, to substantially prevent the penetration of gas out of the propellant line, a cylinder-shaped pleated sieve is mounted at the end of the propellant line. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090321452 | System for Insulating a Cyrogenic 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 wall which defines at least one portion of the volume where the cryogenic fluid is stored and is actuated by return means for returning it to the face of the structure, characterized in that a first portion of the blocks is at ambient temperature in contact with the face of the structure and away from the impervious deformable wall, a second portion of the blocks being at ambient temperature, in contact with the impervious deformable wall and away from the face of the structure, the edges of the blocks of the first portion; and those of the second portion being, at ambient temperature, in partial contact and having complementary shapes so as to form an essentially continuous layer of insulating material at low temperature. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100078439 | USE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AS A BARRIER UNDER CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS - The present invention relates to use of a composite material as a fluid barrier under cryogenic conditions, the composite material having: (a) a tensile Young's modulus of less than 50 GPa; and (b) a tensile strain at break of at least 5% at ambient conditions. The present invention further relates to a sandwich and a containment system for a cryogenic fluid comprising the composite material. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100133279 | Cryogenic Capable High Pressure Containers For Compact Storage Of Hydrogen Onboard Vehicles - A cryogenic-capable high pressure container which combines the use of cryogenic-capable high pressure vessels and ultra-thin thermal barrier(s) having a thickness less than about 5 mm because of the reduced thermal requirements of the container from flexible usage, for maximizing storage space. Additional increase in storage capacity may be obtained by using conformable pressure vessels having box-shaped configurations for further maximizing storage space and capacity. Further efficiencies may be achieved by nesting high pressure vessels inside box-shaped lower pressure vessels to utilize for storage the interstitial spaces form between them. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110056955 | INSULATION STRUCTURE OF LNG CARRIER CARGO TANK AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - An insulation structure of a cargo tank in an LNG carrier and a method of constructing the insulation structure includes a first metal foil attached and installed in between the top insulation panel and the bottom insulation panel, a second metal foil attached to and installed on the first metal foil that is positioned on an upper side of a gap formed between the bottom insulation panels, and a top bridge panel attached to and installed on an upper side of the second metal foil. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110168722 | FULL CONTAINMENT TANK - A tank that may include an inner containment membrane defining a containment volume, an exterior structural shell enclosing the inner containment membrane, and a contingent containment membrane sandwiched between the shell and the inner membrane. The tank may further include a first insulation layer between the contingent membrane and the shell, and a second insulation layer between the inner membrane and the contingent membrane. The tank may further include first or second insulation layers that include a reinforcing beam comprised of foamed or block insulation. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110315691 | CRYOGENIC LIQUID STORAGE TANK - A cryogenic liquid storage tank includes a base plate and side wall extending upwardly. The base plate and side wall include an outer leaf enveloping an inner leaf The outer leaf part of the base plate includes a lower, outer leaf concrete bottom plate on a substrate. The bottom plate is continuous with an outer leaf reinforced concrete layer of the outer side wall. An inward surface of the bottom plate and concrete layer of the outer leaf are lined with a continuous outer leaf metallic membrane. A bottom insulation layer is arranged above the outer leaf metallic membrane on the bottom plate. The inner leaf includes an inner leaf concrete bottom layer on the bottom insulation portion. The inner leaf metal membrane is lined with an inner leaf inner concrete layer. The outer leaf hoop stress reinforced outer concrete wall supporting an insulated dome structure. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120279971 | Cryogenic Liquid Tank - A hydrogen storage tank for a hydrogen fueled aircraft. The tank has a wall made of layers of aerogel sections around a hard shell layer, sealed within a flexible outer layer, and having the air removed to form a vacuum. The periphery of each layer section abuts other sections of that layer, but only overlies the periphery of the sections of other layers at individual points. The wall is characterized by a thermal conductivity that is lower near its gravitational top than its gravitational bottom. The tank has two exit passageways, one being direct, and the other passing through a vapor shield that extends through the wall between two layers of aerogel. A control system controls the relative flow through the two passages to regulate the boil-off rate of the tank. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130299501 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - A LNG storage container includes: an inner shell made of a metal withstanding a low temperature of the LNG and configured to store the LNG inside; an outer shell made of a steel withstanding an internal pressure of the inner shell and configured to enclosing the outside of the inner shell such that a space is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell; and a heat insulation layer part installed in the space between the inner shell and the outer shell and configured to reduce a heat transfer. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130306643 | LNG TANK AND OPERATION OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas storage apparatus. The apparatus includes a heat insulated tank and liquefied natural gas contained in the tank. The tank has heat insulation sufficient to maintain liquefied natural gas therein such that most of the liquefied natural gas stays in liquid. The contained liquefied natural gas has a vapor pressure from about 0.3 bar to about 2 bar. The apparatus further includes a safety valve configured to release a part of liquefied natural gas contained in the tank when a vapor pressure of liquefied natural gas within the tank becomes higher than a cut-off pressure. The cut-off pressure is from about 0.3 bar to about 2 bar. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140117021 | Cryogenic Fluid Tank and Its Use - Cryogenic fluid tank for a launch rocket, comprising at least one wall delimiting a storage space for cryogenic fluid, said wall being provided, on at least part of the internal surface thereof, with thermal insulation comprising a so-called top layer intended to be in contact with the fluid stored in the storage space, characterized in that the top layer comprises an insulating material covered, on the face thereof intended to be in contact with the cryogenic fluid stored in the tank, with an impervious enclosure forming an impervious barrier between the cryogenic fluid stored and the insulating material, and in that the insulating material of the top layer is completely encapsulated in an impervious enclosure, that is to say the insulating material is covered by the impervious enclosure over its entire surface. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140346178 | Storage Container for Cryogenic Pressurized Gas Having a Storage Volume - In the case of a storage vessel of cryogenic gas or cryogenic compressed gas, particularly a cryo-pressure tank for a motor vehicle, having a storage volume for accommodating the stored gas, a mixing device is provided in the storage volume for mixing the gas stored in the storage volume. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150008228 | TANK CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF CRYOGENIC LIQUEFIED GASES - The invention relates to a tank container ( | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150330576 | Energy Efficient Vertical Cryogenic Tank - Disclosed herein is an energy efficient vertical cryogenic tank, which comprises a tank body with a vacuum insulation interlayer, wherein the tank body comprises a transmission means including an air return pipe and a liquid outlet pipe, and positioning means including supporting legs provided at the bottom of the tank body, and a built-in saturation adjustment mechanism formed by a heat exchanger connected to an let of the air return pipe and a return air dispersing device. By using a saturation adjustment mechanism at the inlet of the air return pipe, the cryogenic storage tank can not only fully leverage the gasification gas produced at the pump, but also achieve the saturation function of the LNG in the tank, with such benefits as reduced energy loss, simplified tank interface settings, improved efficiency of saturation adjustment, and avoided pump cavitation. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160033082 | Liquid Level Gauge for a Cryogenic Fluid Cylinder - A vertically-oriented cryogenic fluid cylinder includes an inner vessel for holding cryogenic fluid, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and a liquid level gauge for indicating a liquid level within the inner vessel. The liquid level gage includes a level indicator located outside of the outer vessel, a support arm extending down into the inner vessel, a swing arm pivotably secured to the support arm and connected to the level indicator so that angular position of the swing arm provides an indication of liquid level within the inner vessel on the level indicator, and a float on the swing arm that pivots the swing arm as the liquid level rises and lowers. The support arm forms an acute angle with the central longitudinal axis of the inner vessel so that the swing arm can be longer to move over a larger portion of the length of the inner vessel. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160153614 | TRANSPORTATION AND/OR STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING A DOUBLE-WALLED INSULATING BULB | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160161058 | TANK - The invention relates to a tank comprising a container with an opening and a cover, a flexible casing lying against the interior and exterior of the container. This allows increased resistance to the penetration of sharp objects, liquid and gaseous gases can be used interchangeably and various gas types with a fossil-type and biological-type consistency can be mixed and also heated and cooled in the tank. The invention relates to tanks ( | 06-09-2016 |
| 20190145580 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER | 05-16-2019 |
| 220560130 | Including means for reflecting heat | 2 |
| 20100200594 | Thermal Radiation Shield, a Cryostat Containing a Cooled Magnet and an MRI System Comprising a Radiation Shield - The present invention provides a thermal radiation shield ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20160123533 | TANK CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF CRYOGENIC LIQUEFIED GASES - The invention relates to a tank container ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 220560140 | Including means for facilitating the formation of an insulating layer from gas vapors emitted by the cryogenic content | 3 |
| 20160033083 | Vapor Cooled Shielding Liner for Cryogenic Storage in Composite Pressure Vessels - A novel tank cryogenic-compatible composite pressure vessel that beneficially utilizes Vapor Cooled Shielding (VCS) is introduced to minimize thermal gradients along support structures and reduces heat loads on cryogenic systems. In particular, the configurations and mechanisms to be utilized herein include: providing for a desired number of passageways and a given thickness of the VCS, reducing the thermal conductivity of the VCS material, and increasing the cooling capacitance of the hydrogen vapors. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20190145578 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190145579 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER | 05-16-2019 |
| 220560150 | Foam insulation | 2 |
| 20090114656 | THERMAL INSULATION TECHNIQUE FOR ULTRA LOW TEMPERATURE CRYOGENIC PROCESSOR - Systems and methods are disclosed to insulate a vessel includes placing a plurality of shells on all sides of the vessel without providing a direct energy pathway from outer walls of the vessel to the inner walls of the vessel; placing the shells under a vacuum; cryogenically cooling the shells to a cryogenic temperature; and while under vacuum, allowing the shell temperature to rise from the cryogenic temperature to ambient temperature. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20160047510 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THERMALLY INSULATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT - A device for thermally insulating a piece of equipment, the device including a block of thermal insulation having at least a first hole; a deformable cover made of a gastight material and surrounding the block of insulation so that the wall of the first hole is covered by the gastight cover while leaving open the ends of first hole, the cover defining, at the second end, a first opening that communicates with the first hole and a second opening that communicates with the space situated between the insulating block and the cover; and the first and second openings of the cover being closed in gastight manner with the inside of the cover under a partial vacuum. | 02-18-2016 |
