Patents by Inventor Frank HARTEVELD

Frank HARTEVELD has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fuel tank arrangement of a marine vessel
    Patent number: 10976007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel tank arrangement of a marine vessel including a fuel tank for Liquefied Natural Gas, the fuel tank having a shell, a heat insulation in connection therewith, connections for a pipeline for bunkering LNG to the fuel tank, a pipeline for taking boil-off gas from the fuel tank and a pipeline for taking LNG from the fuel tank, and a deep well pump for pumping LNG from the tank to the pipeline, wherein at least one recess is extending inwardly from the shell and being arranged on top of the fuel tank, the deep well pump being installed in the at least one recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Sören Karlsson, Frank Harteveld, Frans Launonen, Piero Zoglia
  • A FUEL TANK ARRANGEMENT OF A MARINE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20180266628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel tank arrangement of a marine vessel including a fuel tank for Liquefied Natural Gas, the fuel tank having a shell, a heat insulation in connection therewith, connections for a pipeline for bunkering LNG to the fuel tank, a pipeline for taking boil-off gas from the fuel tank and a pipeline for taking LNG from the fuel tank, and a deep well pump for pumping LNG from the tank to the pipeline, wherein at least one recess is extending inwardly from the shell and being arranged on top of the fuel tank, the deep well pump being installed in the at least one recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Sören KARLSSON, Frank HARTEVELD, Frans LAUNONEN, Piero ZOGLIA