Patents Assigned to Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
  • Patent number: 9555870
    Abstract: A method for heating a cargo on a watergoing vessel using an energy source (such as a heat source) on another watergoing vessel. The vessels may be underway. The energy may be transferred to the cargo via energy umbilicals configured to carry energy in a transfer fluid. The transfer fluid may be circulated in a cargo heat exchanger configured to move energy into the hot cargo. The energy source on the another watergoing vessel may be a propulsion motor, exhaust heat, or non-propulsion heat source. The method may include heating the hot cargo. The method may also include switching between heat sources when both vessels are configured to heat the hot cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventor: Edward Henry Grimm, III
  • Publication number: 20160347506
    Abstract: A labeled lubricant tube and method for labeling said lubricant tube, wherein the lubricant tube includes a shrink sleeve with labeling information. The labeling information is printed on the inside of the shrink sleeve and is in direct contact with a surface of the lubricant tube. The shrink sleeve also reinforces the lubricant tube, secures a cap to the end of the lubricant tube, and provides tamper resistance/evidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Martin operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Sterling, Justin Jewkes
  • Patent number: 9302562
    Abstract: A system and method for heating a hot cargo on a watergoing vessel using a heat source on another watergoing vessel. The heat may be transferred to the hot cargo via heat umbilicals configured to carry heat in a heat transfer fluid. The heat transfer fluid may be circulated in a hot cargo heat exchanger configured to move heat into the hot cargo. The heat source on the another watergoing vessel may be a propulsion motor, exhaust heat, or non-propulsion heat source. The method may include heating the hot cargo. The method may also include switching between heat sources when both vessels are configured to heat the hot cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventor: Edward Henry Grimm, III
  • Patent number: 9045194
    Abstract: A conventional containment vessel is retrofitted into a complete integral tank double-hull cargo containment vessel that includes a primary hull and a secondary hull disposed within the primary hull. The primary hull includes a topside deck structural member. The secondary hull includes an interior cargo containment tank. The secondary hull includes a topside structural member configured to seal the cargo containment tank. The primary hull is configured to serve as a first boundary between an operating environment of the vessel and the cargo. The secondary hull is configured to serve as a second boundary between the operating environment of the vessel and the cargo. The topside deck member of the primary hull and the topside structural member of the secondary hull are configured to provide a double-hull on the topside of the cargo containment tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Jones, Edward Henry Grimm, III
  • Publication number: 20140319906
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transport-cargo vessel system configured for travel on water. The vessel system either includes a tug boat section and a barge section configured to interlock. The barge section is configured to carry liquefied natural was (LNG) and includes an LNG electric generator. In some embodiments, the barge section is configured to carry LNG and at least one additional cargo. The additional cargo may include a cargo for resupplying another vessel. The tug boat includes a propulsion system with an electric motor configured to receive electric power generated from multiple fuels. Electricity from the barge's generator is provided to the tug boat's motor via a power umbilical line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventor: Edward H. Grimm, III
  • Publication number: 20140151016
    Abstract: A system and method for heating a hot cargo on a watergoing vessel using a heat source on another watergoing vessel. The heat may be transferred to the hot cargo via heat umbilicals configured to carry heat in a heat transfer fluid. The heat transfer fluid may be circulated in a hot cargo heat exchanger configured to move heat into the hot cargo. The heat source on the another watergoing vessel may be a propulsion motor, exhaust heat, or non-propulsion heat source. The method may include heating the hot cargo. The method may also include switching between heat sources when both vessels are configured to heat the hot cargo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventor: Edward Henry Grimm, III
  • Publication number: 20140041178
    Abstract: A conventional containment vessel is retrofitted into a complete integral tank double-hull cargo containment vessel that includes a primary hull and a secondary hull disposed within the primary hull. The primary hull includes a topside deck structural member. The secondary hull includes an interior cargo containment tank. The secondary hull includes a topside structural member configured to seal the cargo containment tank. The primary hull is configured to serve as a first boundary between an operating environment of the vessel and the cargo. The secondary hull is configured to serve as a second boundary between the operating environment of the vessel and the cargo. The topside deck member of the primary hull and the topside structural member of the secondary hull are configured to provide a double-hull on the topside of the cargo containment tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Martin Operating Partnership L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Jones, Edward Henry Grimm, III