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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeremiah O Salvatore, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 2441 / ; 137590 ;
Abstract
Spherical tank 30 has its outlet 34 angularly positioned away from the tank center line axis 54 which is parallel to the local gravity vector 26. This angular positioning of outlet 34 inhibits vortexing as liquid is withdrawn from tank 30.