Patents Assigned to B. Ann Hough
  • Container for collecting leaking hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 5467890
    Abstract: There is disclosed a container for collecting hydrocarbons which might leak from a source, such as a loading or unloading line of and oil storage tank, and which, for environmental purposes, should not be permitted to spill out of the container into the open area. The container is of such construction that a hard rain or other addition of large quantities of water to the container will not cause the hydrocarbons to spill out of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: B. Ann Hough
    Inventor: Geary W. Hussey