Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Evans

Michael Stephen Evans 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: 5884709
    Abstract: An above-ground flammable fluid containment apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus preferably has a primary fluid container for positioning flammable fluid therein and a secondary container having a bottom and a plurality of walls connected to and extending upwardly from the bottom so as to define an inner chamber. The plurality of walls include front and rear walls and a plurality of side walls connected to and extending between the front and rear walls. The secondary container has at least portions of the primary fluid container positioned within the inner chamber so that outer surfaces of the primary fluid container and inner surfaces of the secondary container define an interstitial space. A a weather shielding cover overlies and connects to upper end portions of the primary fluid container and the secondary container for enclosing the primary fluid container and for shielding the primary fluid container from exposure to various environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Evans, William L. Stamp