IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,280,934
Granted Patent B2
US 12,280,934 · App. 16/285,503 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Storage vessel

Inventors: Hammdy Danny Beydoun (Troy, MI); John Michel Gillespie (Houston, TX); Ara Alexander Casada (College Station, TX); Wim Verbeke (Harelbeke, BE)
Assignee: LiquidPower Specialty Products Inc.
B65D81/18B01F27/81B01F27/85B01F27/906B65D90/20B65D85/84B65D2201/00
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Patent No.
US 12,280,934
App. No.
16/285,503
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage vessel assembly for storing chemical includes a storage vessel, a frame for housing the storage vessel, an agitation device disposed in the storage vessel, a temperature control system coupled to the storage vessel, and a controller configured to operate the agitation device and the temperature control system.

Claims (34)

1. A storage vessel assembly for storing chemical, comprising:

a storage vessel;

a frame having a cuboid shape;

an agitation device disposed in the storage vessel;

a temperature control system coupled to the storage vessel and including a plurality of pipes and a manifold disposed around the exterior of the storage vessel; and

a pump configured to pump chemicals from a first location of the storage vessel to a second location in the storage vessel, wherein the storage vessel, the temperature control system, and the pump are disposed within a boundary of the frame, and

wherein the plurality of pipes are disposed below a midpoint of the storage vessel.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the agitation device comprises an impeller coupled to a shaft.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the impeller is located from 6 inches to 12 inches above a bottom of the storage vessel.

4. The assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a motor coupled to the shaft.

5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the impeller moves up and down during operation.

6. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the motor is disposed over an opening at a top of the storage vessel and is disposed within the boundary of the frame.

7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the storage vessel comprises a cylinder shaped body manufactured by rolling a sheet of stainless steel.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the temperature control system further comprises a heat exchanger disposed within the frame.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame is stackable and transportable to move the storage vessel and the chemical to another location.

10. A storage vessel assembly for storing chemical, comprising:

a storage vessel;

a frame having a cuboid shape;

a first agitation device disposed in the storage vessel, wherein the first agitation device comprises a first impeller coupled to a first shaft, and wherein the first impeller is a first distance away from a bottom of the storage vessel;

a second agitation device disposed in the storage vessel, wherein the second agitation device comprises a second impeller coupled to a second shaft, and wherein the second impeller is a second distance away from a bottom of the storage vessel;

a pump configured to circulate a portion of the chemical from a first location of the storage vessel to a second location in the storage vessel, wherein the pump and the storage vessel are disposed within a boundary of the frame; and

a temperature control system disposed within the boundary of the frame, the system having:

a heat exchanger disposed within the frame; and

a plurality of pipes disposed around the exterior of the storage vessel and disposed below a midpoint of the storage vessel, wherein the plurality of pipes are coupled to the heat exchanger.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a motor coupled to each agitation device.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the motor is disposed over an opening at a top of the storage vessel and is disposed within the boundary of the frame.

13. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first distance and the second distance each ranges from 3 inches to 25 inches.

14. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first distance and the second distance each ranges from 6 inches to 12 inches.

15. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first distance is the same as the second distance.

16. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first distance is different from the second distance.

17. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the frame is stackable and transportable to move the storage vessel and the chemical to another location.

18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the temperature control system further includes a manifold in fluid communication with the plurality of pipes.

19. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the storage vessel comprises a cylinder shaped body manufactured by rolling a sheet of stainless steel.

20. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the frame, storage vessel, and the chemical are transported on a trailer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2019
From: BEYDOUN, HAMMDY DANNY; GILLESPIE, JOHN MICHEL; CASADA, ARA ALEXANDER; VERBEKE, WIM
To: LIQUIDPOWER SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62635553 · Feb 27, 2018
Related Publication 20190263578A1 · Aug 29, 2019
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