Patents by Inventor Hank Boschmann

Hank Boschmann 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).

  • Portable silo with solar powered actuators
    Patent number: 8931996
    Abstract: A portable storage silo comprising a tank has a peripheral wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. There is provided a filling opening at or adjacent a top of the tank and a discharge opening at or adjacent a bottom of the tank. A support assembly for holding the tank with the bottom wall raised from the ground such that the discharge opening is raised for discharge into a receptacle at the ground. The support assembly includes a base for resting on the ground. The base including a plurality of arms connected to the base and located at spaced positions around the base. The discharge opening has an electrically actuated gate arrangement. The filling opening has an electrically actuated lid. The actuators at the discharge opening and the filling opening are solar powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: FB Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Friesen, Hank Boschmann
  • Portable Silo with Solar Powered Actuators
    Publication number: 20140093339
    Abstract: A portable storage silo comprising a tank has a peripheral wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. There is provided a filling opening at or adjacent a top of the tank and a discharge opening at or adjacent a bottom of the tank. A support assembly for holding the tank with the bottom wall raised from the ground such that the discharge opening is raised for discharge into a receptacle at the ground. The support assembly includes a base for resting on the ground. The base including a plurality of arms connected to the base and located at spaced positions around the base. The discharge opening has an electrically actuated gate arrangement. The filling opening has an electrically actuated lid. The actuators at the discharge opening and the filling opening are solar powered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: FB INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Henry Friesen, Hank Boschmann