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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Gaztransport ET Technigaz, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Thomas Krumnow, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Erwan Michaut, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Catherine Boucard, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Camille Gourmelen, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Fabien Pesquet, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ, Saint Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Abstract
A sealed and thermally insulating tank for transporting and/or storing liquefied natural gas includes a load-bearing structure and a storage structure surrounded by the load-bearing structure. The storage structure includes a first portion and a second portion that are sealed with respect to one another, the first portion and the second portion extending in one and the same plane which is parallel to the load-bearing structure. The tank includes a closure device arranged in the thickness of the storage structure. The closure device includes a first closure member and a second closure member that cooperate with one another to separate the first portion from second portion. One of the closure members includes a first part and a second part that extend in intersecting planes. One of the parts is connected to one of the portions by a fastening device that is arranged in the thickness of the storage structure.