Patents by Inventor Dean K. McKibbin

Dean K. McKibbin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Floating roof drainage system
    Patent number: 4214671
    Abstract: A floating roof drainage system which includes a plurality of pipes. The pipes are weldably connected to each other to form a completely welded system, and, in one embodiment, are completely suspended from the bottom of the floating roof. In another embodiment, the drainage system is supported on the rimplate of the floating roof just beneath a seal. The pipes in one embodiment are prestressed, and the pipes in all embodiments are sequentially moved as the floating roof moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Assignee: Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
    Inventors: Dean K. McKibbin, Richard E. Hills, Joel Blackman, Franklin A. Kuhs