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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815223 | Fuel tank trailer A fuel tank trailer has a fuel tank supported on the bed of the trailer, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank to provide an open secondary containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fuel and water collecting in the secondary contain... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7762588 | Fluid storage tank trailer Embodiments provide a fluid storage tank trailer including a base including a set of rear wheels, a tank supported by the base, the base including a set of skids adapted to engage the ground forward of the rear wheels when the trailer is not connected to a tow vehic... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758076 | Tank caddy system A tank caddy system that includes a pair of fixed rear wheels, an axle connecting the rear wheels, the axle having a first support for mounting a tank thereon, a single front wheel that swivels, and a generally rectangular plate mounted on the single front wheel whe... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7644954 | Mobile fluid storage and supply apparatus and method A trailer has a fluid storage and supply container supported on the bed of the trailer, and a containment wall surrounding the fluid storage and supply container to provide an open containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fluid collecting in the contai... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7475910 | Container having internal bulkhead A container assembly for a container trailer includes a generally cylindrical elongate container with a bulkhead mounted internally within the container. The bulkhead comprises a non-flanged curved plate having a curve of constant radius, and it includes a horizonta... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7387316 | Portable water tank A portable tank apparatus has a yoke pivotal on a transverse member between a service towing position and a raised position, and a pair of hingedly connected brace members at the rear of the apparatus and operable by an actuator to retract the wheels or lower the wh... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7325814 | Portable gas container cart A portable gas container cart comprising (a) two parallel plates comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a frontal end and a back end, wherein said parallel plates are connected by a plurality of connecting elements; (b) a pair of grooves located on the top port... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311827 | Portable tank apparatus and method of use A tank assembly is disclosed having a plurality of tank sections each capable of being connected to at least one other tank section, wherein each tank section has a dimension that enables the section to be accommodated at or within a predetermined width limit for tr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300073 | Fuel tank trailer A fuel tank trailer has a fuel tank supported on the bed of the trailer, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank to provide an open secondary containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fuel and water collecting in the secondary contain... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293802 | Mobile fluid and storage apparatus A trailer has a fluid storage and supply container supported on the bed of the trailer, and a containment wall surrounding the fluid storage and supply container to provide an open containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fluid collecting in the contai... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7108315 | Support frame for container trailer A frame assembly for a container trailer includes a longitudinal component having a plurality of locating constructions. The frame assembly also includes a plurality of cross-members, each of which includes a locating construction for mating with a locating construc... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108285 | Road and rail tankers A tanker trailer includes tanks mounted one behind the other to a chassis using a flexible mounting system. The mounting allows individual tank movement in upward and downward directions from a rest position. Close nesting is accomplished by provided adjacent tanks ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7004489 | Connection device for interconnecting tugger carts A connection device is provided for interconnecting first and second tugger carts. The connection device includes a striker element projecting from the first tugger cart. A connecting arm is pivotably connected to the second tugger cart and includes a terminal end t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6863086 | Unloading assembly An unloading system includes a transport for flowable product and an unloading assembly for enabling the flowable product to be removed from the transport without requiring personnel to crawl under the transport in order to connect or disconnect the transport and th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6793250 | Road and rail tankers A tanker trailer includes tanks mounted one behind the other to a chassis using a flexible mounting system. The mounting allows individual tank movement in upward and downward directions from a rest position. Close nesting is accomplished by provided adjacent tanks ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6761370 | Transport device for hauling a load A transport device for hauling a load having a front axle with a pair of wheels and a rear axle with a pair of wheels. Four vertical hydraulic cylinders are provided, each cylinder having a bottom end supported on one of the axles adjacent a wheel, respectively. A p... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6557896 | Road and rail tankers Multi-compartment tankers, especially road tankers, suffer from cracking of the compartment divisions due to the repeated stressing of the tank in use. The present invention provides a solution by providing the desired capacity in a plurality of tanks whi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6402199 | Vehicle storage tank mounting assembly The present invention is directed to a mounting assembly for firmly securing a storage tank having a curved bottom wall to a chassis of a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a pair of longitudinal support structures for securing to the bottom wall of ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382272 | Locomotive servicing vehicle A motor truck has a frame supporting an enclosed housing having two compartments accommodating a fuel tank, an oil tank in one compartment and a container for sand in the other compartment for servicing a rail locomotive located at a remote location or ra... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6375222 | Mobile storage tank having a double wall construction A mobile storage tank has front and rear walls and a pair of opposing side walls each having ends being in contact with each of the front and rear walls is disclosed. A bottom wall extends from the front wall to the rear wall and abuts the pair of opposin... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6199910 | Method of draining fluid from a transportable storage tank A method of draining fluid from a self-supporting transportable storage tank having a rear wheel chassis, a rear drain fitting, and a jack assembly at the forward end of the storage tank is disclosed. The forward end of the storage tank is elevated by ext... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176279 | Locomotive servicing method and vehicle A motor truck has a frame supporting a fuel tank, an oil tank and a water tank along with a container for sand for servicing a rail locomotive located at a remote location or rail yard. Pumps mounted on the frame move the fuel, oil, and water from the tan... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6173991 | Self-emptying tank floor A floor for a tank formed of a superstructure and a skin, wherein the superstructure is formed of a pair of spaced floor rails, one on the left and one on the right side of the tank, and a spaced series of normally disposed thereto V-trough struts or cros... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6098744 | Thermal-and sound-insulating container of multilayer insulations Disclosed a thermal- and sound-insulating container having a chamber, which is defined by multilayer wall structure including vacuum layers therein. The chamber is made as small as possible the surface area thereof to achieve the high insulating effective... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6073953 | Arrangement for one vehicle towing another An arrangement of a track laying combat vehicle towing a trailer utilizes a curved rail affixed to the aft end of the combat vehicle and generally tered about a vertical axis passing near the volumetric center of the combat vehicle. The hitch connection... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056168 | Fuel tank for a trailer A fuel tank for a trailer including a tank that is adapted for securement to an underside of a trailer. The tank has a generally trapezoidal configuration with a top face and a bottom face. The top face has recesses formed therein for receiving cross memb... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5624137 | Towable auxiliary fuel tank A towable, auxiliary fuel tank designed to transport a supply of fuel, so that a towing vehicle is able to consume the fuel present in the tank, thus extending the range of the vehicle. A ring is affixed to the trailer of the tank so that it may be connec... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5538286 | Bulk cement transport apparatus A bulk material transport apparatus, such as a truck or trailer, having at least one bulk material pressure vessel mounted thereon. The pressure vessel is provided with at least one sealable hatch opening, a first port and a second port all of which are o... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5357883 | Method and apparatus for spreading a liquid slurry A trailer vehicle for distributing a fertilizing manure slurry to a field which includes a slurry distribution assembly mounted to the rear of the vehicle having four slurry distribution units, each with three plow teeth and a slurry distribution nozzle a... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5240286 | Agricultural tank wagon An agricultural tank wagon is provided for attachment to a tow vehicle. The tank wagon comprises front running gear, rear running gear, a first coupling assembly pivotably coupling the rear running gear to the front running gear, a wagon tongue for attach... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5232246 | Liquid reservoir trailer having whirlpool prevention baffles A portable liquid reservoir comprising an open container mounted on a moveable frame. The reservoir is intended for fire fighting and has a liquid drain in which whirlpool prevention devices are incorporated to prevent the formation of whirlpools and allo... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5180190 | Damage-resistant containment device A damage-resistant containment device includes a high strength fiber covering the surface of the container and an elastomeric matrix supporting the fiber and bonding the fiber to the surface of the container. The device and method provide a damage-resista... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5135258 | Trailer with fuel tanks and means for pumping fuel A trailer for towing vehicles such as snowmobiles, motorcycles and the like and having self-contained motor fuel holding tanks and pumping apparatus for providing fuel to snow mobiles, motorcycles and the like that were towed on the trailer. The fuel hold... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5102503 | Mobile self-contained system for on-site recovery of solvents A system for on-site recovery of reusable industrial waste components, such as solvents, from a liquid waste stream includes a trailer that is internally partitioned to separate system components through which the waste stream passes in a first partitione... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5071166 | Environmentally designed transportable holding tank An environmentally safe transportable liquid holding tank has an inner tank and a rigid enclosure spaced outwardly therefrom to provide a compartment therebetween. At least one access assembly is provided on the top of the enclosure and the inner tank, an... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5042840 | Refillable tank car for storing and transporting fluids The present invention includes a system for storing and transporting a liquid in which a series of tank cars each have a hollow tank body with an inlet and an outlet supported on a frame with a plurality of wheels on the frame. In one embodiment, these ca... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5004269 | Stepped top fluid storage tank A mobile fluid storage tank having a pair of generally trapezoidally-shaped, substantially parallel side walls, a bottom wall, a back wall and a forward wall extending substantially parallel to the back wall. A stepped top wall slopes downwardly from a lo... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4258953 | Dry bulk hopper having an improved slope sheet The hopper body is elongated and is provided with a normally lowermost discharge outlet lying along the longitudinal axis of the body as viewed from the top thereof. The interior of the body forms a slide surface for the dry bulk products contained therei... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4177017 | Pump system for cryogenic liquid delivery vehicles The system is used for pumping cryogenic liquids from delivery vehicles including trucks, semi-trailers and trailers. An internal combustion engine is mounted at the forward end of the vehicle or, in the case of a trailer truck at the forward end of the t... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4165738 | Life support system for drilling rigs A portable vehicle-carried emergency breathing system including a plurality of bottles containing pressurized breathing gas and associated interconnected piping. An easily disconnectable line leads from the trailer to a manifold secured beneath the platfo... | 08/28/1979 |
