Hull support structure of liquefied gas tank and liquefied gas carrier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9919772
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15310039

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A hull support structure of a liquefied gas tank has a foundation deck disposed around a liquefied gas tank; a skirt which supports the liquefied gas tank on the foundation deck; an inner bottom plate extending in a hull length direction, at a location that is below the liquefied gas tank; and a pair of bilge hopper plates each of which is provided between the foundation deck and corresponding one of both end portions of the inner bottom plate, wherein a plate connection section at which each of the pair of bilge hopper plates is connected to the foundation deck is disposed outward in a hull width direction, relative to a skirt connection section at which the skirt is connected to the foundation deck.

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  • KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Konno, Yukiko Kobe, JP 1 0
Noguchi, Jun Kobe, JP 29 224
Shimizu, Yusuke Kobe, JP 206 1233
Yoshida, Takumi Kobe, JP 49 467

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