Floating dockable liquefied natural gas supply station

US12280858B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• China Merchants Marine Offshore Research Institute Co. · CN
• China Merchants Deepsea Research Inst. (Sanya) Co. · CN
• China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd · CN
• China Merchants Heavy Industry (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. · CN

Inventors

• Lixin Xu · Nantong, CN
• Yuan Yuan · Sunnyvale, US
• Hejing Liu · Lo Wu, CN
• Hui Cao · Belmont, US
• Jiancheng Liu · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 22, 2025
• Expiry date: May 4, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D9/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A floating dockable liquefied natural gas supply station, comprising: a main hull, a bottom base and a positioning system. The bottom base comprises a base plate or at least two base plates. The base plate is securely connected to a lower lateral side of the main hull by means of a splicing securing system. Therefore, the main hull and the bottom base of the floating dockable liquefied natural gas supply station can be assembled in a modular manner. It is possible to individually construct the main hull and bottom base of the floating dockable liquefied natural gas supply station, and to then use a modular method for connecting and assembling same on the ocean or on land, thus being able to flexibly form various types and dimensions of supply station, allowing for docking transport vessels accommodating various loading capacities of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and reducing the construction cost thereof.