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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
CHART INC	2200 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL DRIVE SUITE 100 BALL GROUND GA 30107

International Classification(s)

• F16K:VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR....
• F16L:PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR ....
• F17C:VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQU....
• F04B:POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
• B61C:LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS

• 2014 Application Filing Year
• F16K Class
• 1571 Applications Filed
• 1342 Patents Issued To-Date
• 85.43 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Drube, Tom	Garfield Heights, US	7	159
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 159

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• 5 Citation Count
• F16K Class

• 31.02 % this patent is cited more than
• 8 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date
11.5 Year Payment	$7400.00	$3700.00	$1850.00	Jul 24, 2028

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
January 24, 2017	US,9551330,B2   US9551330B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
May 28, 2015	US,20150144203,A1   US20150144203A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 9551330

Frangible closure coupling for liquid natural gas tank

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A frangible closure coupling is used with or on pipe of a tank that contains a potentially dangerous fluid, such as liquid natural gas. The closure coupling mitigates the uncontrolled release of fluid from the tank in the event of a rupture of a pipe attached to the tank.

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• I2017
• STCF2017
• P2015
• AS2015
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May 28, 2015	P	Published
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Nov 25, 2014	F	Filing