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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies Tulsa, Llc, Tulsa, OK (US);
Istvan Bartha, Odorheiu-Secuiesc, RO;
Cristian Amza, Cluj-Napoca, RO;
John Cockerham, Tulsa, OK (US);
Vlad Cristinel Hanceanu, Apahida, RO;
Silviu Vasile Rebreanu, Cluj-Napoca, RO;
Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies Tulsa, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
Apparatus to protect sealing surfaces of thief hatches are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a base attachable to a tank around an aperture in the tank. The example apparatus further includes a spacer supported by a support surface of the base. The example apparatus also includes a cover selectively moveable between a closed position covering the aperture and an open position providing access to the aperture, the spacer separating the cover from the base.