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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Cngmotive Inc., Frankfort, IL (US);
Inventors:
David I. Scott, Frankfort, IL (US);
Pedro T. Santos, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CNGMOTIVE, INC., Frankfort, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B63B 11/04 (2006.01); B61C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); B61C 17/02 (2013.01); B63B 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03059 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03105 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03157 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03309 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual-fuel tank houses one or more compressed natural gas (CNG) vessels and one or more diesel fuel vessels. The diesel fuel vessels are generally disposed laterally outwardly from the CNG vessels to provide a buffer that protects the CNG vessels from side impacts. The dual-fuel tank may be retrofit onto a diesel locomotive in place of the locomotive's diesel fuel tank to convert the locomotive into a dual-fuel locomotive. The dual-fuel tank may be provided in a ship.