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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997441 | Tank container, frame, hoist eyes and protective structures Embodiments provide a tank container including a base adapted to rest on an external support, an open frame joined to the base in spaced relation to a tank barrel, the frame defining a space about the tank barrel, an open protective structure supported by the frame,... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7287664 | Storage box handle A handle assembly includes a mounting bracket and a handle. The mounting bracket supports the handle which can pivot relative to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes first and second mounting elements which prevent the handle from rotating more than a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7210882 | System and process for transporting wind turbines A system is used to transport wind turbines on railroad cars. The wind turbines are partially disassembled into four types of components—nacelles, blades, rotor hubs and tower sections. The blades are stored in cargo containers suitable for use in multi-mode trans... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6982105 | Fuel tank having molded reinforcements and method of making same A container assembly includes a container body formed of a thermoplastic material having an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one corner having a reinforcement molded to the outer surface of the corner. The reinforcement has a peripheral edge, which is p... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6237803 | Roasting and pan/cover assembly An assembly of a formed wire roasting rack, a roasting pan and a foil cover, each of which is removable from the rack. Each of the pan and cover has a base, an upstanding sidewall, a rim and a peripheral bead formation surrounding the rim. The rack has a ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6079580 | Molded tank A preferred container apparatus (10) includes tank walls integrally molded of synthetic resin material making up a tank assembly (12) defining a storage chamber (38). The tank walls are configured as a cylindrical tank section 20) and as a plurality of si... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5582311 | Portable liquid storage tank with external frame A portable liquid storage tank has an external frame and internal walls defining an at least partially enclosed storage volume for liquids. The rigid frame includes a plurality of members connected by moment-resisting joints. The tank walls are formed of ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5503062 | Wire support and inner rack for thin aluminum roasting pan The invention is a reinforcing support structure for a pan adapted to contain an object. The pan has a pan bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly from the periphery of the pan bottom. An outwardly extending rim is formed on the upwardly extending sidewa... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5490603 | Fluid tank apparatus A tank apparatus includes a tank, a base for supporting the tank, and a top protector supported on the base and extending above the tank for permitting a plurality of apparatuses to be stacked on top of one another without transmitting compressive loads o... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5441288 | Shopping cart and chassis therefor A shopping cart has a molded plastic basket and a chassis including a generally U-shaped cart handle tube and a reinforced plastic molded lower support structure. A basket support wire braces the basket against the cart handle tube and lends rigidity and ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5360133 | Bulk material container with a support stand therefor A container for bulk material and the like, and the method of manufacture therefor. The container comprises a bottom wall with side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and oriented such that when the side walls are substantially vertical, the bo... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5326132 | Reaction can for air bag system A reaction can (40) formed from a light weight typically non-structural material, comprising: a housing (42) comprising sides (24a, b, 26a, b) defining an open mouth and a bottom (28) generally opposite the mouth; and a reinforcement collar the sides, abo... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5249684 | Fluid container A stackable container having excellent resistance to impact breakage includes (1) a plastic tank for containing liquids having at least one opening in its upper end and upper and lower abutments extending around sidewalls, (2) a top member engaged to the ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5222618 | Rectangular container for fluid or semifluid products An improved container for fluid or semifluid materials has a prismatic rectangular shape determined by partition walls rigidly joined together by means of profiles and ties. The walls forming the top and the base of the container have longitudinal profile... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5197601 | Fluid container A stackable container having excellent resistance to impact breakage includes (1) a plastic tank for containing liquids having at least one opening in its upper end and upper and lower abutments extending around sidewalls, (2) a top member engaged to the ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4955956 | Transport tank An swap tank, which is suited for being used in connection with two different locking modules of ISO container vehicles, includes a bottom frame with two frame portions each of which consists of a lower transverse beam (15) and two longitudinal beams (16)... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4947988 | Pallet container having inner container surrounded by an outer housing of lattice bars The pallet container is usable as a safely operating multiple-trip container. The outer shell (3) of the inner container (2) is constituted by vertical and horizontal lattice bars (4, 5) in close contact with the inner container (2) and forming continuous... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4905854 | Tank container A tank container suitable especially for smaller tank volumes comprises two triangular end frameworks (10) each composed of two equal-length legs (11) and a bottom transverse beam (12). The tank (15) can be joined to the framework structures (10) directly... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4899901 | Container arranged within a stacking frame A container that is arranged on rollers and can be rotated by either rotary drive system or manually about its longitudinal axis within a stacking frame is configured as a body of rotation and provided inside with a mechanical delivery and fluidizing syst... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4882912 | Temperature controllable tank container A temperature controllable tank container comprises a cylindrical tank mounted between front and rear end frames. A refrigerating unit is mounted in the front end frame. An insulating shell is provided around the tank. Side ducts for carrying chilled air ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4854462 | Tank container In a tank container, the tank (16) which is formed of a plurality of parallel cylindrical shells (17, 18) is connected by saddle structures (19) to a pair of end frames (10). The saddle structures (19) each consist of a U-bar (20) having its legs welded t... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4840282 | Pressure-resistant tank A pressure-resistant tank has a jacket composed of a plurality of parallel extending part-cylindrical shells (10) with any adjacent pair of shells (10) being interconnected by a tubular longitudinal bar (15) extending along the bead area formed between sa... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4825588 | Lightweight corrugated planter This specification describes a novel apparatus and method of manufacture wherein a corrugated fiberglass trough is sealed between matching end walls, consisting of stand and plug members which have sealing surfaces which match the contour of the fiberglas... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4813567 | Freight containers A freight container in the form of a beam tank is disclosed which comprises two end frames (12) and a tank which spans between the end frames. The tank is encircled by strengthening rings (28). Eight saddles (14), four at each end, join the rings (28) and... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4728000 | Transport container An end mounting between the tank (10) and an end frame (11) of a small or medium size container comprises four tubular sections (21) which are welded with their respective one end edge to the spherically curved main portion (13) of the tank end (12) and w... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4615453 | Tank having reinforcing support means A container comprises an elongate tank arranged between two end frames with which it is solid, the side wall of the tank being in abutment against the sides of the frames and welded to these sides. That the right side and left side of the container are ea... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4614278 | Tank container A frame structure for a tank container comprises two end frames 10 and two side protection assemblies mounted between corner support elements 11 of the end frames 10. Each side protection assembly is formed by a bottom longitudinal beam 21 and a fender be... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4603788 | Freight container for flowable materials A freight container for flowable materials includes a tank (10) and diagonal members (15) which serve to accommodate longitudinal forces occurring in operation. The diagonal members (15) extend from the end groups of the container and are joined by transi... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4598646 | High volume covered hopper car A high volume covered hopper railroad car is disclosed which maximizes the lading volume of a car while still utilizing smooth, sheet-like side sheets, and while remaining within AAR clearances. The high lading volume is achieved by forming the side sheet... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4579249 | Fiberglass insulation for mobile cryogenic tankage An improved method and apparatus for fabricating mobile cryogenic storage vessels insulated with fiberglass batting, a layer of which is non-compressively secured to the outer shell and to the inner vessel in such manner as to fill all spaces between the ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4469236 | Storage vessel support device A support device for a heavy horizontal storage vessel having convex ends and walls which are thin in relation to its diameter comprises, at each end of the vessel, a short annular stiffener (8) coaxial with the end. It is of sufficient diameter to distri... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4412626 | Freight container with means for locking the tensioning rings A freight container includes a cylindrical tank disposed within an outer frame. The tank is connected to the corner regions of the frame by means of eight saddle pieces which have curved borders welded to tensioning rings surrounding the tank near the end... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4381062 | Container A container comprises an elongate cylindrical vessel arranged longitudinally between two supporting frames. The cylindrical wall of the vessel is in abutment against and welded to a face of a transverse connecting plate, the opposite face thereof is in ab... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4356925 | Pressure-resistant container for liquids, gases or loose material composed of two or more shells A pressure-resistant container for liquids, gases, or loose material is composed of at least two part-cylindrical shells which have mutually parallel axes and intersect each other so as to form troughs between the tops and bottom thereof, respectively. In... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4315531 | Transport container A transport container of the type made from cylindrical shells for use in the combined handling of liquids gases or loose material. The transport container is designed for emptying under pressure or by gravity, with connections for fixtures wherein stress... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4307812 | Freight container for flowable substances A freight container for flowable substances comprising a fully closed vessel formed at least partly of cylindrical sheet metal, two rectangular end frames interconnected by corner fittings for lifting and stacking the freight container and saddle members ... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4098426 | Double-walled transport container for flowable media The improved double-walled transport container for transporting liquids and gases which have to be protected against heating or cooling and against mechanical shock, has a fully insulated inner vessel and an outer vessel comprising an upper shell, a lower... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4088238 | Frame container for pressure vessels A frame container for pressure vessels is disclosed which includes coupling elements for releasably mounting the pressure vessels in the frame container. Coupling elements are also provided at the corners of the frame to allow a plurality of frames to be ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4065022 | Cistern container A cistern container assembly comprising a cistern, a frame having a number of semi-circular cradles on which the cistern rests, and a similar number of external reinforcing hoops on the cistern, each hoop corresponding to an associated one of said cradles... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4060174 | Self-contained double-tubular transport container With a view to eliminating the annealing of the entire container for stress-relieving purposes after assembly and to prevent excessive stressing of its tanks, a self-contained transport container with two adjacent and rigidly interconnected cylindrical li... | 11/29/1977 |
