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Patent No.:

US 12753373 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2022

System and method for impurity removal from cargo tanks of vessels that store and transport hydrocarbons

Applicant:

Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);

Inventors:

Adam James Dassey, Houston, TX (US);

Manoj Ramachandran, Houston, TX (US);

Shaik Mohammed Mushtaq, Houston, TX (US);

Thomas Peter Hoelen, Berkeley, CA (US);

Assignee:

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);

Attorney:

Jason M. Guerrero

Primary Examiner:

Gregory R Delcotto

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/04 (2006.01); B63B 57/02 (2006.01); C11D 1/66 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/10 (2006.01); C11D 3/34 (2006.01); C11D 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 7/08 (2013.01); B63B 57/02 (2013.01); C11D 1/66 (2013.01); C11D 3/0073 (2013.01); C11D 3/042 (2013.01); C11D 3/044 (2013.01); C11D 3/34 (2013.01); C11D 2111/16 (2024.01); C11D 2111/42 (2024.01);
Abstract

A process to remove impurities from a surface of a cargo tank of a vessel used to transport liquid hydrocarbons includes using an active chemical solution to dissolve at least a portion of the impurities or the matrix in which they are embedded deposited on the surface of the cargo tank. The process also includes allowing the active chemical solution to subsequently remove embedded impurities from the surface.

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Dassey, Adam. (2026). System and method for impurity removal from cargo tanks of vessels that store and transport hydrocarbons (U.S. Patent No. 12753373). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12753373

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