Sealed and insulating tank disposed in a floating double hull

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PATENT NO 9995434
APP PUB NO 20170152993A1
SERIAL NO

15321203

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An internal bottom wall of the double hull bears a sump structure comprising a rigid container arranged through the thickness of the bottom wall of the tank and intended to accommodate a suction member of a pump. The rigid container comprises a bottom wall situated at a level further toward the outside than the secondary sealing membrane of the bottom wall of the tank. The sump structure comprises a primary connecting plate surrounding the container, the primary connecting plate having a connecting surface extending parallel to the primary sealing membrane of the bottom wall of the tank, the primary sealing membrane of the bottom wall of the tank being attached in a sealed manner to the connecting surface all around the sump structure.

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  • GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gelin, Guillaume Palaiseau, FR 5 7
Morel, Cedric Lieusaint, FR 4 14
Sassi, Mohamed Meudon-la-Foret, FR 13 12

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