Global Patent Index - EP 2914893 A4

EP 2914893 A4 20160622 - A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF A BLADDER INTO AND OUT OF A VESSEL

Title (en)

A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF A BLADDER INTO AND OUT OF A VESSEL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DEN EINSATZ EINER BLASE IN UND AUS EINEM BEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

MÉTHODE ET APPAREIL DE MISE EN UVRE D'UNE VESSIE DANS ET HORS D'UN RÉCEPTACLE

Publication

EP 2914893 A4 20160622 (EN)

Application

EP 13850318 A 20130320

Priority

  • US 201261722452 P 20121105
  • NO 2013050055 W 20130320

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014070021A1] A method and an apparatus for facilitating purging a vessel (1) by means of an inflatable bladder (3), the bladder (3) being connected to a conduit (53, 55, 57) for communicating a fluid into or out of the bladder (3), wherein the method comprising : - arranging the bladder (3) in a compartment (5) outside the vessel (1), the compartment (5) being provided with a closable sealing means (7) adapted for selectively bringing the compartment (5) in fluid communication with the internal of the vessel (1) via an aperture (9) in a portion of the vessel (1); - bringing at least a portion of the bladder (3) into the vessel (1); - inflating the bladder (3) by means of a fluid provided from a fluid source; - cleaning the vessel (1) by purging a space which is defined by an internal surface of the vessel (1) and an external surface of the inflated bladder (3); - deflating the bladder (3); and - bringing the bladder (3) out of the vessel (1) and into the compartment (5).

IPC 8 full level

F17C 9/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/38 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 7/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F17C 1/002 (2013.01); B65D 90/0093 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0166 (2013.01); F17C 2201/018 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0195 (2013.01); F17C 2201/035 (2013.01); F17C 2201/052 (2013.01); F17C 2227/044 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0105 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0171 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0173 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014070021 A1 20140508; DK 2914893 T3 20190520; EP 2914893 A1 20150909; EP 2914893 A4 20160622; EP 2914893 B1 20190313

DOCDB simple family (application)

NO 2013050055 W 20130320; DK 13850318 T 20130320; EP 13850318 A 20130320