Global Patent Index - EP 1490625 B1

EP 1490625 B1 20110831 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REGASIFICATION OF LNG ONBOARD A CARRIER

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REGASIFICATION OF LNG ONBOARD A CARRIER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DIE WIEDERVERDAMPFUNG VON VERFLÜSSIGTEM ERDGAS AN BORD EINES TRANSPORTSCHIFFES

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE REGAZEIFICATION DE GNL A BORD D'UN METHANIER

Publication

EP 1490625 B1 20110831 (EN)

Application

EP 02719390 A 20020329

Priority

US 0209902 W 20020329

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03085317A1] An LNG carrier having onboard regasification capability that includes a primary source of heat (21) for regasifying the LNG (24) is disclosed. Further, the LNG carrier includes at least one secondary source of heat for regasifying the LNG, a vaporizer (23), an intermediate fluid, and a pump (22) that circulates said intermediate fluid through said vaporizer and said primary and secondary sources of heat.

IPC 8 full level

B63J 2/14 (2006.01); F17C 9/02 (2006.01); B63B 25/08 (2006.01); F17C 3/02 (2006.01); F17C 5/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F17C 3/025 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 5/06 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 9/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2225/0123 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2225/035 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/0316 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/0318 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/0323 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/033 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/0332 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/0393 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2227/0395 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2265/05 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2270/0105 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2270/0123 (2013.01 - EP); F17C 2270/0126 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

ES GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03085317 A1 20031016; AU 2002250476 A1 20031020; CA 2480627 A1 20031016; CA 2480627 C 20071106; CN 1297777 C 20070131; CN 1623062 A 20050601; EP 1490625 A1 20041229; EP 1490625 A4 20090805; EP 1490625 B1 20110831; ES 2372685 T3 20120125; JP 2005521849 A 20050721; JP 4738742 B2 20110803; KR 100697797 B1 20070320; KR 20040105802 A 20041216; MX PA04009512 A 20050203

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0209902 W 20020329; AU 2002250476 A 20020329; CA 2480627 A 20020329; CN 02828662 A 20020329; EP 02719390 A 20020329; ES 02719390 T 20020329; JP 2003582464 A 20020329; KR 20047015280 A 20020329; MX PA04009512 A 20020329