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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:
Oct. 01, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald E Lewis, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 4 / ; 73 492 ;
Abstract
A system and method for injecting gas or fluid in the base beneath an above ground storage tank to enhance the rate of any leakage in the bottom of the tank, and detecting and locating the leak by acoustic sensors placed about the tank. The leak may then be sealed by injecting sealant through a probe placed beneath the tank in the area of the leak.