US3272374A
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Double-walled insulated container
Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1964-01-03
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul E Loveday
- 👤 John A Paivanas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:49
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C3/00; F17C3/02; F17C3/08; F17C13/00; F17C13/001; F17C2201/00; F17C2201/01; F17C2201/0104; F17C2201/0109; F17C2201/03; F17C2201/032; F17C2201/05; F17C2201/054; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/01; F17C2203/014; F17C2203/018; F17C2203/03; F17C2203/0304; F17C2203/0308; F17C2203/032; F17C2203/0345; F17C2203/0391; F17C2203/06; F17C2203/0602; F17C2203/0612; F17C2203/0626; F17C2203/0629; F17C2205/00; F17C2205/01; F17C2205/0153; F17C2205/018; F17C2205/03; F17C2205/0302; F17C2205/0308; F17C2205/0311; F17C2205/0314; F17C2205/0323; F17C2205/0329; F17C2205/0382; F17C2205/0385; F17C2205/0388; F17C2205/0394; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/012; F17C2221/016; F17C2221/017; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2260/00; F17C2260/03; F17C2260/031; F17C2260/033; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A LOW-BOILING LIQUEFIED GAS CONTAINER COMPRISING AN INNER VESSEL FOR HOLDING THE LIQUEFIED GAS; AN OUTER SHELL SURROUNDING SAID INNER VESSEL AND SPACED THEREFROM SO AS TO FORM AN INTERVENING VACCUM SPACE; A COMPRESSIBLE COMPOSITE MULTI-LAYERED INSULATION COMPRISED OF A LOW CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT AND A RADIANT HEAT BARRIER COMPONET DISPOSED WITHIN SUCH SPACE; A FLUID CONDUIT BETWEEN SAID INNER VESSEL AND SAID OUTER SHELL FOR TRANSPORTING SUCH LIQUEFIED GAS FROM THE CONTAINER; AND FLUID CONDUIT COMPRISING THE SOLE VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR SAID INNER VESSEL; A PIVOTAL SWIVEL JOINT SURROUNDING SAID FLUID CONDUIT ADJACENT THE POINT WHERE SAID CONDUIT PASSES THROUGH THE TOP OF SAID OUTER SHELL; A FLEXIBLE GAS-TIGHT ENCLOSURE SURROUNDING SAID PIVOTAL SWIVEL JOINT FOR SEALING THE INSULATION SPACE FROM THE INNER VESSEL; AND A PROTECTIVE PRESSURE HOUSING SURROUNDING SAID FLEXIBLE GAS-TIGHT ENCLOSURE FOR SEALING THE INNER VESSEL FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE.
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