US 12,325,622 B2
Gas supply refueling facility
Georgios Mermiris, Scotland (GB); and Jamie Roberts, Scotland (GB)
Assigned to Tritec Marine Ltd., Clydebank (GB)
Filed by Tritec Marine Ltd., Dunbarton (GB)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/919,563.
Application 18/919,563 is a continuation of application No. 17/805,495, filed on Jun. 6, 2022, granted, now 12,122,662.
Application 17/805,495 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/006,653, filed on Aug. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,352,250, issued on Jun. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/008,377, filed on Apr. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042716 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B63B 27/12 (2006.01); B60S 5/02 (2006.01); B63B 17/00 (2006.01); B63B 25/00 (2006.01); B63B 25/08 (2006.01); B63B 25/16 (2006.01); B63B 27/00 (2006.01); B67D 9/00 (2010.01); E04H 5/02 (2006.01); F17C 7/02 (2006.01); F17C 13/08 (2006.01); F17C 13/12 (2006.01); B63B 25/28 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 9/00 (2013.01) [B60S 5/02 (2013.01); B63B 17/0027 (2013.01); B63B 25/004 (2013.01); B63B 25/08 (2013.01); B63B 25/16 (2013.01); B63B 27/12 (2013.01); B63B 27/19 (2020.05); E04H 5/02 (2013.01); F17C 7/02 (2013.01); F17C 13/082 (2013.01); F17C 13/126 (2013.01); B63B 25/28 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0107 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0134 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01); F17C 2265/065 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0105 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gas supply marine vessel comprising:
a buoyant, elongated hull with a first hull side and an opposing second hull side, a first hull end and a second hull end;
an upper deck extending between the first and second hull sides with an elongated cargo area defined along the upper deck between the first and second hull sides;
one or more gas interface modules positioned in the elongated cargo area, each gas interface module having an elongated frame extending across the elongated cargo area between the first and second hull sides, the elongated frame having a first frame side and a second frame side and at least two spaced apart, horizontal levels with each level having a substantially horizontal access walkway positioned between the two frame sides;
a plurality of spaced apart fuel vessel docking stations disposed along a length of at least one of the first or second frame sides; and
a plurality of fuel container assemblies disposed along at least one frame side of each gas interface module and extending perpendicularly away from said gas interface module, the plurality of fuel container assemblies arranged in a plurality of columns adjacent one another, whereby each column comprises at least a first fuel container assembly stacked on top of a second fuel container assembly, with at least a first portion of the plurality of fuel container assemblies fluidically coupled to the fuel vessel docking stations of at least one gas interface module along at least one of the frame sides and at least one of the frame levels, each fuel container assembly comprising a fuel container frame supporting an ISO tank container.