IPR and DNV Approval in Principle
Validation
Patent protection for the CryoVac panel architecture, and DNV's Approval in Principle for the vacuum insulation system for LH2.
IPR status
Main patent
EP 4 158 239 – Insulating Panel
6 national jurisdictions
protection obtained
Where the panel patent is protected
Norway
registered
Germany
registered
United Kingdom
registered
France
registered
Netherlands
confirmed
Switzerland
confirmed
Evidence basis
- Norway, Germany, United Kingdom and France: direct registration confirmations held.
- Netherlands and Switzerland: filing confirmations, together with confirmation from patent adviser D’Young that national requirements are fulfilled.
What the patent covers
- Vacuum panels
- Tessellating panels forming structures
- Insulation on tank or hull, introducing tank independency
- Monitoring system
Patent protection covers the CryoVac panel architecture that the containment system is built from.
AiP status
Approval in Principle by DNV
Granted 11 December 2024
- Product: vacuum insulation system for LH2
- Designer: CryoVac AS
Basis for approval
- IGC Code – Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk
- DNV Rules for Ships Pt.5 Ch.7 – Liquefied Gas Carriers
- DNV Rules for Ships Pt.6 Ch.2 Sec.16 – Gas fuelled ship installations, liquefied hydrogen
- IMO interim recommendations for the carriage of liquefied hydrogen in bulk
Assessed against the rules in force at the date of issue.
The certificate
“bringing shipping of LH2 one step closer to realization”
DNV AiP – recognised by the shipping market
TradeWinds · Sustainability
“DNV gives Norwegian firm approval for its liquid hydrogen tanks”
“DNV will continue to work with CryoVac on longhaul liquid hydrogen carrier”
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