US3261087A
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Process for forming a seal for a container for storing a liquefied gas
Assignee: Conch International Methane Ltd
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Filing: 1963-02-28
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1983-02-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Schlumberger Etienne Maurice
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:51
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/66; E04B1/68; E04B1/6801; E01; E01C; E01C11/00; E01C11/02; E01C11/04; E01C11/10; E01C11/106; F; F16; F16J; F16J12/00; F16J15/00; F16J15/02; F16J15/06; F16J15/10; F16J15/102; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/001; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/03; F17C2203/0304; F17C2203/0329; F17C2203/0333; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/901; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A PROCESS FOR FORMING A FLUID-TIGHT THERMAL INSULATING LINER FOR A LIQUID GAS CONTAINER WHICH COMPRISES (A) AFFIXING TO A BACKING SUPPORT AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE A NUMBER O RIGID BLOCKS OF THERMAL-INSULATING MATERIAL, WITH A SMALL GAP BETWEEN ADJACENT BLOCKS, (B) COMPRESSING SLABS OF SEMI-RIGID COMPRESSIBLE CLOSED CELL FOAMED PLASTIC BY AT LEAST 5% FROM THEIR NORMAL THICKNESS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO AT LEAST THE THICKNESS OF THE GAP WIDTH, (C) INSERTING SAID COMPRESSED SLABS INTO THE GAPS AFTER APPLYING ADHESIVE BONDING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE ADJACENT SURFACES OF THE SLABS AND THE BLOCKS BETWEEN WHICH THEY ARE INSERTED TO FIRMLY BOND THE SLABS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A PROCESS FOR FORMING A FLUID-TIGHT THERMAL INSULATING LINER FOR A LIQUID GAS CONTAINER WHICH COMPRISES (A) AFFIXING TO A BACKING SUPPORT AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE A NUMBER O RIGID BLOCKS OF THERMAL-INSULATING MATERIAL, WITH A SMALL GAP BETWEEN ADJACENT BLOCKS, (B) COMPRESSING SLABS OF SEMI-RIGID COMPRESSIBLE CLOSED CELL FOAMED PLASTIC BY AT LEAST 5% FROM THEIR NORMAL THICKNESS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO AT LEAST THE THICKNESS OF THE GAP WIDTH, (C) INSERTING SAID COMPRESSED SLABS INTO THE GAPS AFTER APPLYING ADHESIVE BONDING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE ADJACENT SURFACES OF THE SLABS AND THE BLOCKS BETWEEN WHICH THEY ARE INSERTED TO FIRMLY BOND THE SLABS
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