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US 2008/0164251 A1Published application
Intermodal container for transporting natural gas
AssigneeNCF Industries, Inc.
InventorNorman C. Fawley
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for transporting compressed gases or similar materials. The apparatus includes an exterior housing dimensioned for intermodal transportation that contains a rack that holds pressure vessels. The apparatus may be loaded with pressure vessels and the vessels filled within the apparatus. The apparatus may be transferred between modes of transportation along a delivery route without unloading the vessels from the apparatus.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- an external housing dimensioned for intermodal transportation;
- a rack within the exterior housing;
- and
- a pressure vessel having a body and a neck, the pressure vessel retained within the exterior housing in a fixed relation by the rack.
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A method comprising:
- loading a composite reinforced pressure vessel onto a rack;
- and
- enclosing the rack and pressure vessel in an exterior housing dimensioned for intermodal transportation.
A method comprising:
- filling a pressure vessel on a rack and enclosed in an exterior housing of an intermodal transportation unit;
- loading the intermodal transportation unit onto a first mode of transportation for a first transportation segment;
- and
- loading the intermodal transportation unit onto a second transportation mode for a second transportation segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.