US3254498A
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Method of and apparatus for the transportation and storage of liquefiable gases
Assignee: Linde GmbH
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Filing: 1964-08-07
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Granted: 1966-06-07
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Expires: 1984-08-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Becker Rudolf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:22
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/02; F17C2201/00; F17C2201/01; F17C2201/0147; F17C2201/0166; F17C2201/0171; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/06; F17C2203/0602; F17C2203/0612; F17C2203/0614; F17C2203/0619; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/03; F17C2221/032; F17C2221/033; F17C2221/035; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2223/04; F17C2223/041; F17C2225/00; F17C2225/01; F17C2225/0146; F17C2225/0153; F17C2225/0161; F17C2225/03; F17C2225/033; F17C2227/00; F17C2227/01; F17C2227/0128; F17C2227/0135; F17C2227/03; F17C2227/0302; F17C2227/0304; F17C2227/0337; F17C2227/0341; F17C2227/0355; F17C2265/00; F17C2265/03; F17C2265/032; F17C2265/033; F17C2270/00; F17C2270/01; F17C2270/0102; F17C2270/0105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A METHOD OF STORING AND TRANSPORTING GAS LIQUEFIABLE AT AMBIENT PRESSURE, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF (A) LIQUEFYING SAID GAS; (B) INTRODUCING SAID LIQUEFIED GAS INTO A THERMALLY INSULATED FIRST CHAMBER AND CONFINING IT THEREIN AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN A MASS FREE FROM THE FORMATION OF A VAPOR INTERFACE WITH SAID MASS WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBERS; (C) COOLING THE MASS WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER TO A TEMPERATURE BELOW THE BOILING POINT OF SAID GAS AT SAID ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AND
Claim 2
Independent Claim
78 words
A METHOD OF STORING AND TRANSPORTING GAS LIQUEFIABLE AT AMBIENT PRESSURE, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF (A) LIQUEFYING SAID GAS; (B) INTRODUCING SAID LIQUEFIED GAS INTO A THERMALLY INSULATED FIRST CHAMBER AND CONFINING IT THEREIN AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN A MASS FREE FROM THE FORMATION OF A VAPOR INTERFACE WITH SAID MASS WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBERS; (C) COOLING THE MASS WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER TO A TEMPERATURE BELOW THE BOILING POINT OF SAID GAS AT SAID ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AND
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