Patents Assigned to Midland Tank Rental Company
  • Apparatus and method for dispensing and retrieving flexible pipe
    Patent number: 4148445
    Abstract: Flexible pipe used to supply water to remotely located drilling rigs, typically made from a suitable synthetic resin such as polyethylene, is laid and retrieved from spools or reels mounted with a vehicle as the vehicle is moving. The vehicle may be a truck or a trailer drawn by a truck or tractor. Guiding structure is provided on the vehicle to facilitate loading and unloading of the pipe from the reels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: Midland Tank Rental Company
    Inventors: John L. Reynolds, Jack L. Sappington, Lawrence J. Sullivan