Patents by Inventor Douglas James Mohler

Douglas James Mohler 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).

  • Patent number: 7913856
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a fuel storage tank are disclosed. One system includes a plurality of filter elements mounted within a portable housing, and a hose in fluidic connection to at least some of the filter elements, the hose extendable from the portable housing and into an interior of a fuel storage tank, the hose having a nozzle including an inlet. The system also includes a pump in fluidic connection with one or more of the filter elements and configured to draw contents of the fuel storage tank into the hose and forward the contents through the one or more filter elements. The system further includes a video camera configured to capture video images of the interior of the fuel tank in an area proximate to the nozzle of the hose during cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: PetroResOne, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell H. Hilsman, Douglas James Mohler
  • Publication number: 20090145853
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a fuel storage tank are disclosed. One system includes a plurality of filter elements mounted within a portable housing, and a hose in fluidic connection to at least some of the filter elements, the hose extendable from the portable housing and into an interior of a fuel storage tank, the hose having a nozzle including an inlet. The system also includes a pump in fluidic connection with one or more of the filter elements and configured to draw contents of the fuel storage tank into the hose and forward the contents through the one or more filter elements. The system further includes a video camera configured to capture video images of the interior of the fuel tank in an area proximate to the nozzle of the hose during cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Russell H. Hilsman, Douglas James Mohler