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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Per Lothe, Førresfiorden, NO;
Inventor:
Per Lothe, Førresfiorden, NO;
Assignee:
Knutsen OAS Shipping AS, , NO;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and arrangement for reducing the evaporation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) or other gases during the filling of an essentially liquid petroleum product on a storage and/or transport tank () via a feed pipe (), and where the petroleum product is led into the storage/transport tank via a loading column () having a significantly larger cross section than that of the feed pipe ().