ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,423, issued on July 22, was assigned to GLOBAL HYDROGEN VENTURES PTY LTD (Claremont, Australia).
"Apparatus for gas storage and transport" was invented by Patrick John Fitzpatrick (Calgary, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas transport vessel having a hull and a tank longitudinally received in the hull and method of constructing the tank within the hull. The vessel is designed to transport fluids, such as hydrogen or other gases and liquids. The tank has a plurality of layers that are unconnected to adjacent layers. The tank contacts the vessel at a top and bottom. The top connection, for example a connection to deck structur...