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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
William M. Bishop, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Enersea Transport, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/04 ; B65B 3/100 ; B67C 3/00 ; B67D 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/04 ; B65B 3/100 ; B67C 3/00 ; B67D 5/00 ;
Abstract
The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the pressure range of the minimum compressibility factor for a given composition of gas. A displacement fluid may be used to load or offload the gas from the gas storage system. A vessel including a preferred gas storage system may also include pumping equipment for handling the displacement fluid and provide storage for some or all of the fluid needed to load or unload the vessel.