US3270700A
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Shipboard installation of elongated pressure vessels
Assignee: Vehoc Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-13
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-07-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold B Kohn
- 👤 Sze Morgan Chuan-Yuan
- 👤 Jr Harold L Cook
- 👤 Herbert C Secord
- 👤 Arvesen Phiystein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:30
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B25/00; B63B25/02; B63B25/08; B63B25/12; F; F17; F17C; F17C1/00; F17C1/002; F17C2201/00; F17C2201/01; F17C2201/0104; F17C2201/0109; F17C2201/03; F17C2201/032; F17C2201/05; F17C2201/054; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/01; F17C2203/014; F17C2203/03; F17C2203/0304; F17C2203/0329; F17C2203/0333; F17C2203/0354; F17C2203/06; F17C2203/0602; F17C2203/0612; F17C2203/0614; F17C2203/0617; F17C2205/00; F17C2205/01; F17C2205/0123; F17C2205/013; F17C2205/0153; F17C2205/018; F17C2205/03; F17C2205/0302; F17C2205/0305; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/03; F17C2221/032; F17C2221/033; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2223/04; F17C2223/042; F17C2223/046; F17C2223/047; F17C2225/00; F17C2225/01; F17C2225/0146; F17C2225/0153; F17C2225/03; F17C2225/033; F17C2225/04; F17C2225/042; F17C2225/046; F17C2225/047; F17C2260/00; F17C2260/01; F17C2260/018; F17C2260/03; F17C2260/031; F17C2260/033; F17C2270/00; F17C2270/01; F17C2270/0102; F17C2270/0105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/901; Y10S220/902; Y10S220/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
IN THE SHIPBOARD INSTALLATION OF ELONGATED SUSBTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL VESSELS CONTAINING REFRIGERATED PRESSURIZED NATURAL GAS, EACH VESSEL BEING DISPOSED VERTICALLY IN A HOLD ON A DECK STRUCTURE AND BEING ROUNDED AT ITS LOWER END, UNDERLYING INSTALLATION MEANS COMPRISING (A) A FLAT ANNULAR BALSA PAD ON THE DECK STRUCTURE UNDER EACH VESSEL; (B) A CYLINDRICAL WOODEN SHEAR PLUG LOCATED ON THE DESK STRUCTURE AND EXTENDING CLOSELY THROUGH AND ECCENTRICALLY UP FROM EACH PAD IN SLIDEABLE ROTATABLE ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH; (C) A SECONDARY BARRIER COMPRISING (I) A FIRST FOAMED INSULATING LAYER COVERING THE DECK STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE PADS, (II) A DOUBLE PLY WOODEN WALL COVERING THE FIRST FOAMED INSULATING LAYER AND THE PADS BETWEEN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SHEAR PLUGS, AND (III) A CONTINUOUS FILM OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE PLIES OF SAID WALL AND CLOSELY CAPPING THE UPPER PORTION OF EACH SHEAR PLUG, AND (D) AN ANNULAR WOODEN SUPPORT BOWL DISPOSED ON THE SECONDARY BARRIER CLOSELY ABOUT THE CAPPED PORTION OF EACH SHEAR PLUG AND FORMED WITH A CONCAVE SEAT RECEIVING THE ROUNDED LOWER END OF THE ASSOCIATED VESSEL IN MATING BALL-AND-SOCKET ENGAGEMENT.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-05 | 1970-03-07 | 1970-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-05 | 1974-03-07 | 1974-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-05 | 1978-03-07 | 1978-09-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |