Patents
US 10913383 B2: Method of decreasing stress and deformation in a bulk tank
- Granted
- 2021-02-09
- Filed
- 2018-05-15 application 15979565
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dry bulk tank and a method of carrying a load and discharging a load therefrom. The dry bulk tank includes a tank assembly having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for carrying a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210209.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. 77 patents | US company or organization | Alliance, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott A. Kibler | Kensington, OH | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Allen Gordon | Canfield, OH | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P3/2245 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D88/548 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G67/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GORDON, ALLEN signed 2018-05-03 KIBLER, SCOTT A. signed 2018-05-03 | MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. ALLIANCE, OH | 45801/687 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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