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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Applicant:
T.f. Warren Group Corporation, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Andrew Blinn, Anderson, TX (US);
Mark Mickan, Hockley, TX (US);
Assignee:
TF Warren Group Corporation, Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/34 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/04 (2006.01); B23K 101/24 (2006.01); B23K 103/04 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/34 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 2101/045 (2018.08); B23K 2101/24 (2018.08); B23K 2103/04 (2018.08); B23K 2103/05 (2018.08); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08); B23K 2103/16 (2018.08);
Abstract
Embodiments relate generally to a floating roof for use in storage tanks. A floating roof may comprise a plurality of pontoons arranged to form the floating roof. The pontoons may each comprise a lower panel, a plurality of outer walls disposed at the edges of the lower panel, and a plurality of stiffeners disposed adjacent the lower panel. Attachment points attached to the floating roof, wherein the attachment points are configured to couple the floating roof to a storage tank.