Patents by Inventor Mark A. Pyle

Mark A. Pyle 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).

  • Storage tank de-inventorying
    Patent number: 7073530
    Abstract: A method for emptying a liquid storage tank that has a floating roof which becomes stationery a finite distance above the tank bottom, wherein, after the roof becomes stationery, liquid is continued to be withdrawn from inside the tank while vapor is removed from within the tank in a contained manner and an inert gas is introduced into the tank for pressure maintenance purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Equistar Chemicals, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Pyle, Randell L. Dodd