EP1663786A4 - Gas offloading system - Google Patents

Gas offloading system

Info

Publication number: EP1663786A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: offloading system; gas offloading; gas; offloading
Prior art date: 2003-09-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP04784045.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1663786A1 (en

Inventor

Jack Pollack

Hein Wille

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Single Buoy Moorings Inc

Original Assignee

Single Buoy Moorings Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2003-09-19

Filing date

2004-09-15

Publication date

2015-02-25

2004-08-20 Priority claimed from US10/923,577 external-priority patent/US6973948B2/en

2004-09-15 Application filed by Single Buoy Moorings Inc filed Critical Single Buoy Moorings Inc

2006-06-07 Publication of EP1663786A1 publication Critical patent/EP1663786A1/en

2015-02-25 Publication of EP1663786A4 publication Critical patent/EP1663786A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
Supply And Distribution Of Alternating Current (AREA)

EP04784045.9A 2003-09-19 2004-09-15 Gas offloading system Withdrawn EP1663786A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US50444903P	2003-09-19	2003-09-19
US10/923,577 US6973948B2 (en)	2003-09-19	2004-08-20	Gas offloading system
PCT/US2004/030052 WO2005032942A1 (en)	2003-09-19	2004-09-15	Gas offloading system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1663786A1 EP1663786A1 (en)	2006-06-07
EP1663786A4 true EP1663786A4 (en)	2015-02-25

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EP04784045.9A Withdrawn EP1663786A4 (en)	2003-09-19	2004-09-15	Gas offloading system

Country Status (6)

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EP (1)	EP1663786A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN1852832B (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0414561B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2537496C (en)
MX (1)	MXPA06003074A (en)
WO (1)	WO2005032942A1 (en)

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- 2004-09-15 EP EP04784045.9A patent/EP1663786A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-09-15 BR BRPI0414561-5A patent/BRPI0414561B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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EP1663786A1 (en)	2006-06-07
CN1852832B (en)	2010-05-12
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