Patents by Inventor James H. Hull

James H. Hull 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: 5201435
    Abstract: An above ground storage facility for volatile and inflammable liquids which includes a concrete vault formed as a base and cylindrical upstanding walls on or integral with said base. An inner liquid container formed of metal has a metal base resting on ribs of the vault base to space the metal container from the vault base. Cylindrical walls of the liquid container are sealed to and rise from said metal base. The walls of the metal container are spaced inwardly from the inner surface of the vault walls to leave an annular envelope of air around the metal container. A conical roof is secured and sealed to the upper edges of the metal cylindrical walls and the roof has peripheral edges which overlie and are spaced from the upper edges of the concrete wall and the annular air envelope around the steel container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Clawson Tank Company
    Inventors: Charles W. Harding, John L. Hilfiker, James H. Hull