Patents by Inventor Brad Poikonen

Brad Poikonen 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).

  • Movable cover for fluid containment tanks
    Patent number: 11420818
    Abstract: A system for covering fluid containment tanks to contain vapors and minimize evaporation of the vapors into the surrounding atmosphere. The system includes a flexible cover and restraint elements, guiding rails which support the cover over a tank and provide guidance for extending and retracting the flexible cover, a belt drive extends the leading end of the flexible cover and a drivable drum provides a way to retract the flexible cover and upon which the flexible cover will be rolled and stored, and a method to locate tank elements beneath the flexible cover system to prevent operating interferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Poikonen, Steven Piacsek, John Schwartz
  • MOVABLE COVER FOR FLUID CONTAINMENT TANKS
    Publication number: 20210078795
    Abstract: A system for covering fluid containment tanks to contain vapors and minimize evaporation of the vapors into the surrounding atmosphere. The system includes a flexible cover and restraint elements, guiding rails which support the cover over a tank and provide guidance for extending and retracting the flexible cover, a belt drive extends the leading end of the flexible cover and a drivable drum provides a way to retract the flexible cover and upon which the flexible cover will be rolled and stored, and a method to locate tank elements beneath the flexible cover system to prevent operating interferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Poikonen, Steven Piacsek, John Schwartz