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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Hmt Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Doxey, Houston, TX (US);
Richard P. King, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
HMT LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/34 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/34 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 2201/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49616 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49629 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49936 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49968 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49993 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for forming a sealed floating roof for a storage tank is disclosed. A plurality of roof panels are positioned adjacent to one another such that respective depressions of adjacent roof panels disposed adjacent to one another form a walled trough at interconnections of the plurality of roof panels. A self-propelled automatic welder is positioned and guided within the walled trough to make a weld joint at the walled trough, and thus forming the sealed floating roof.