Patents by Inventor Frank K. Lord

Frank K. Lord 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).

  • Apparatus for the bulk delivery of volatile liquids
    Patent number: 4320788
    Abstract: Apparatus for the bulk delivery of a volatile liquid including a mobile delivery vessel having at least one compartment for the bulk storage of the volatile liquid. Each compartment has a liquid outlet controlled by a remotely controllable liquid outlet valve and a vapor inlet controlled by a remotely controllable vapor inlet valve. The opening and closing of these valves are interlocked and, optionally, the closing of the vapor inlet valve is delayed a predetermined time after the closing of the liquid outlet valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventor: Frank K. Lord