PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15936733
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["141", "059000"]

Abstract:
A system is provided for loading one or more transport tank. The system comprises one or more load lines for connecting between on-site storage tanks or vessels and the transport tanks; one or more vapour return lines for connecting between the transport tanks and an on-site flare or downstream units; an oxygen deficient medium source; one or more oxygen deficient medium blend supply lines connectable to each of the vapour return lines; a HMI/PLC for automation and control of the operations of the system; and a control panel in communication with the HMI/PLC for starting and stopping operation of the system. Gases displaced from the transport tanks during loading can be sent directly to flare or downstream units. A method is provided for loading a fluid from one or more on-site storage tanks or vessels to one or more transportation tanks in which gases displaced from the transport tank during loading are sent directly to flare or downstream units; and the method is automatically monitored and controlled via an HMI/PLC.

Claim (Index 11):
The method of  claim 7  further comprising\n a. locating a transport tank near the loading system, said loading system comprising a scrubber, one or more fluid load lines for connecting between on-site storage tanks or vessels and transport tanks, and a control panel for starting and stopping operation of the system; \n b. connecting at least one of said one or more vapour return lines to a vent of the transport tank; \n c. connecting at least one of said one or more load lines to a load pump on the transport tank; \n d. opening a valve on the vapour return line connected to the transport tank; \n e. opening a valve of the load line at its connection to the transport tank; \n f. opening valves on the load line at its connection to the on-site storage tank or vessel; \n g. indicating type of fluid by entry into the control panel; \n h. starting the load pump on the transport tank; \n i. starting the system from the control panel; \n j. automatically conducting via the central HMI/PLC, the steps of:\n i. opening the vapour return line to atmosphere; \n ii. closing the vapour return line to flare or downstream units; \n iii. opening a connection between the source of oxygen deficient medium and the load line; \n iv. purging the transport tank with oxygen deficient medium; \n v. directing displaced gases from the transport tank to atmosphere; \n vi. monitoring oxygen content in the vapour return line; \n vii. when oxygen level in the vapour return line reaches a predetermined level, opening the vapour return line to flare or downstream units and closing the vapour return line to atmosphere; \n viii. opening load lines to load fluid from the on-site storage tank or vessel to the transport tank. \n ix. sending displaced gas from the transport tank directly to flare or downstream units; \n x. at the end of loading, closing the load line connection to the on-site storage tank or vessel; \n \n k. stopping the system via the control panel; \n l. disconnecting vapour return lines and load lines from the transport tank; and \n m. closing the valve connections between the vapour return line and atmosphere and the scrubber.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.53521
- Patent Class: 141.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14521483', '13979816', '13365247', '13927904', '13910682']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7484421065558038
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4705657780109394
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7206544737013174
- Mean Citation Score: 154.427978
- Max Citation Score: 163.66218999999995
- Similarity Product: 115.88946354288215

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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