Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Boone, Jr.

Joseph E. Boone, Jr. 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: 6367648
    Abstract: A tank contains a liquid while being transported by a moving vehicle. The tank includes a shell having an annular wall interconnecting opposite longitudinal end walls. The annular wall and the end walls define an interior compartment. The shell also has a substantially horizontal length direction and a substantially horizontal width direction perpendicular to the length direction. Two substantially planar longitudinal baffles are disposed within the interior compartment of the shell. Each longitudinal baffle is oriented substantially vertically and substantially parallel to the length direction of the shell. Each longitudinal baffle has a first side facing the annular wall. Each longitudinal baffle also has a second side. The second sides face each other. A plurality of substantially planar latitudinal baffles are disposed within the interior compartment of the shell. Each latitudinal baffle is oriented substantially vertically and substantially parallel to the width direction of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph E. Boone, Jr., Alfred L. Finley, Douglas B. Kelley