Patents Assigned to Plas-Tanks Industries, Inc.
  • Reinforced plastic container with an integral heating element
    Patent number: 4335298
    Abstract: A plastic reinforced fiberglass container has heating element integrally bonded into the container's interlaminate structure and preferably between the corrosion liner and the structural lamina to permit efficient heating of the container contents. A thermocouple is also embedded in the interlaminate structure and preferably positioned at the same location to achieve sensitive temperature control of the container's contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: Plas-Tanks Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Newbold, Jr.
  • Reinforced plastic container with an integral heating element and a method of forming the same
    Patent number: 4287663
    Abstract: A plastic reinforced fiberglass container has heating element integrally bonded into the container's interlaminate structure and preferably between the corrosion liner and the structural lamina to permit efficient heating of the container contents. A thermocouple is also embedded in the interlaminate structure and preferably positioned at the same location to achieve sensitive temperature control of the container's contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: Plas-Tanks Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Newbold, Jr.