Patents by Inventor Abdulwahab H. Alabdulwahab

Abdulwahab H. Alabdulwahab 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).

  • Lightning protection system for external floating roof tank
    Patent number: 11591157
    Abstract: A floating roof system with lightning protection includes a storage tank and a floating roof disposed inside the storage tank. A shoe seal is installed in sealing contact with an inner side wall surface of the storage tank. A primary seal extends between a rim of the floating roof and the shoe seal. A secondary seal extends over the primary seal and has an end in sealing contact with the inner side wall surface of the storage tank. Several shunts are distributed along a perimeter of the floating roof. The shunts extend over the primary seal and under the secondary seal. The shunts are attached to the primary seal and shoe seal by connections distributed along the shoe seal. The shunts are also attached to the primary seal, the secondary seal, and the rim of the floating roof by connections distributed along the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Basel A. Ishwait, Rami M. O. Dabbousi, Abdulwahab H. Alabdulwahab
  • LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR EXTERNAL FLOATING ROOF TANK
    Publication number: 20220017297
    Abstract: A floating roof system with lightning protection includes a storage tank and a floating roof disposed inside the storage tank. A shoe seal is installed in sealing contact with an inner side wall surface of the storage tank. A primary seal extends between a rim of the floating roof and the shoe seal. A secondary seal extends over the primary seal and has an end in sealing contact with the inner side wall surface of the storage tank. Several shunts are distributed along a perimeter of the floating roof. The shunts extend over the primary seal and under the secondary seal. The shunts are attached to the primary seal and shoe seal by connections distributed along the shoe seal. The shunts are also attached to the primary seal, the secondary seal, and the rim of the floating roof by connections distributed along the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Basel A. Ishwait, Rami M. O. Dabbousi, Abdulwahab H. Alabdulwahab