EP3987216C0 - Device for transferring a fluid from a supply tank to a receiver tank - Google Patents

Device for transferring a fluid from a supply tank to a receiver tank

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EP3987216C0
EP3987216C0 EP20785771.5A EP20785771A EP3987216C0 EP 3987216 C0 EP3987216 C0 EP 3987216C0 EP 20785771 A EP20785771 A EP 20785771A EP 3987216 C0 EP3987216 C0 EP 3987216C0
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Prior art keywords
tank
transferring
fluid
receiver
supply tank
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP3987216A1 (en
EP3987216B1 (en
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Maxime Gosset
Arnaud Bouvier
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Gaztransport et Technigaz SA
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C6/00Methods and apparatus for filling vessels not under pressure with liquefied or solidified gases
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C9/00Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not under pressure
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
  • Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
  • Pipeline Systems (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
EP20785771.5A 2019-06-21 2020-06-17 Device for transferring a fluid from a supply tank to a receiver tank Active EP3987216B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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FR1906697A FR3097614B1 (en) 2019-06-21 2019-06-21 Device for transferring a fluid from a feed tank to a receiving tank
PCT/FR2020/051052 WO2020254762A1 (en) 2019-06-21 2020-06-17 Device for transferring a fluid from a supply tank to a receiver tank

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EP3987216A1 EP3987216A1 (en) 2022-04-27
EP3987216C0 true EP3987216C0 (en) 2023-08-30
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US (1) US11761588B2 (en)
EP (1) EP3987216B1 (en)
KR (1) KR20220026583A (en)
CN (1) CN113994136B (en)
ES (1) ES2963584T3 (en)
FR (1) FR3097614B1 (en)
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US11761588B2 (en) 2023-09-19
US20220356993A1 (en) 2022-11-10
CN113994136A (en) 2022-01-28
EP3987216B1 (en) 2023-08-30
FR3097614A1 (en) 2020-12-25
FR3097614B1 (en) 2021-05-28
WO2020254762A1 (en) 2020-12-24

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