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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Chevron Usa, Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventor:
John David Penton, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 1/20 (2006.01); H05B 3/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heater assembly for a fluid reservoir includes an outer housing coupled to a flange on the fluid reservoir, an inner tubular member disposed within the outer housing, the inner tubular member having a central passageway therethrough, wherein an annulus is formed between the outer housing and the inner tubular member, and a heating device coupled to a lower end of the outer housing and having heating elements which extend upwardly into the central passageway of the inner tubular member.