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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. 26, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerd Rehmer, Beindersheim, DE;
Walter Holtrup, Frankenthal, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141-1 ; 137577 ; 137578 ; 137592 ;
Abstract
A method of filling and emptying storage tanks containing aqueous dispersions, where the storage tank is emptied via a line whose opening is located in the lower section of the storage tank entails filling the storage tank with a line whose outlet follows the changes in the level of the liquid surface in the course of filling and removal procedures, the level of the outlet being adjusted such that the opening is located approximately at the height of the level of the liquid.