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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:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dwight Williams, Vidor, TX (US);
Assignee:
Williams Fire & Hazard Control, Inc., Mauriceville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
169 46 ; 169 66 ; 169 68 ;
Abstract
A method for extinguishing flammable and combustible liquid tank fires using foam comprising empirically determining a footprint for a plurality of nozzles and configuring and aiming nozzles with respect to a tank such that predicted footprint and foam run would cover a tank surface with foam. Also method and apparatus for extinguishing tank fires including crude and high vapor pressure flammable liquid tank fires that includes applying foam in a footprint to cover liquid surface and cooling portions of the tank wall.