US 12,234,799 B2
Hydrogen production and conveyance system
Garth Alexander Sheldon-Coulson, Portland, OR (US); Brian Lee Moffat, Portland, OR (US); Daniel William Place, Portland, OR (US); and Ivar Lee Thorson, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd., Portland, OR (US)
Filed by LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD., Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,844.
Application 17/812,844 is a continuation of application No. 17/320,541, filed on May 14, 2021, granted, now 11,391,261.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/026,670, filed on May 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/060,145, filed on Aug. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/186,709, filed on May 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0349374 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. F03B 13/14 (2006.01); B63B 25/08 (2006.01); B63B 27/24 (2006.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 9/00 (2010.01); C25B 1/04 (2021.01)
CPC F03B 13/14 (2013.01) [B63B 25/08 (2013.01); B63B 27/24 (2013.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B67D 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 9/00 (2013.01); C25B 1/04 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); B63G 2008/007 (2013.01)] 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing and transporting chemical fuel, comprising:
navigating a chemical fuel harvesting vessel to a floating wave energy conversion vessel, wherein the floating wave energy conversion vessel has a chemical fuel synthesizer and a chemical fuel export port, wherein the chemical fuel harvesting vessel has a chemical fuel storage apparatus, a chemical fuel receiving hose, and a chemical fuel receiving hose transport vehicle, wherein the chemical fuel receiving hose transport vehicle is an unmanned vehicle that includes at least one thruster and is adapted to transport a portion of the chemical fuel receiving hose;
steering the chemical fuel receiving hose transport vehicle to the floating wave energy conversion vessel;
connecting the chemical fuel receiving hose to the chemical fuel export port;
transferring a chemical fuel from the floating wave energy conversion vessel to the chemical fuel storage apparatus on the chemical fuel harvesting vessel through the chemical fuel receiving hose, the chemical fuel synthesized onboard the floating wave energy conversion vessel by the chemical fuel synthesizer with energy captured from ocean waves;
transferring water from the chemical fuel harvesting vessel to the floating wave energy conversion vessel via the chemical fuel receiving hose;
navigating the chemical fuel harvesting vessel to a shore-based facility; and
offloading the chemical fuel from the chemical fuel harvesting vessel to the shore-based facility.