F17C 13/001
Thermal insulation specially adapted for cryogenic vessels
Official title: {Thermal insulation specially adapted for cryogenic vessels (vessels not under pressure with insulation F17C3/02; thermal insulation in general F16L59/00)}
F17C13/001 (Thermal insulation specially adapted for cryogenic vessels) appears on 233 US grants and 226 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17C- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for tank wall thermal insulation8 Sep 2026US 12,729,815 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Liquefied hydrogen storage tank25 Aug 2026US 12,716,552 B2Korea Gas Technology Corporation
- Storage facility for a liquid-state gas comprising a tank and a suction device of an insulation layer of said tank25 Aug 2026US 12,716,553 B2Gaztransport Et Technigaz
- Automated stirling peltier liquid air battery16 Jun 2026US 12,656,025 B2The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Cryogenic liquid storage tank including supporter structure14 Apr 2026US 12,601,451 B2JUNGWOO ENE Co.,Ltd.
- Liquefied hydrogen storage tank6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227032 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cryogenic tank containing at least one cryogenic element of a hydrogen circuit, aircraft including at least one such tank23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210498 A1
- Insulation system for stand-alone type b liquefied gas storage tank, design method thereof, and ship including same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200555 A1Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Wall of a tank for storing a fluid and method for mounting such a wall16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202016 A1Gaztransport Et Technigaz
- Cryogenic fluid storage unit and corresponding production method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202019 A1Faurecia Hydrogen Solutions France
Most cited
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- Process for liquefaction of natural gas137US 6,023,942 AExxon Production Research Company · 2000
- Vacuum insulated panel and method of making a vacuum insulated panel126US 5,500,305 AAladdin Industries, Incorporated · 1996
- Insulated container and insulating element therefor102US 4,640,437 AKremsmunster, Austria · 1987
- Multi-component refrigeration process for liquefaction of natural gas100US 5,950,453 AExxon Production Research Company · 1999
- Vacuum insulation panel92US 4,726,974 AUnion Carbide Corporation · 1988