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Volume tank

US11192447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 2018
Grant dateDec 7, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Y2200/143
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A volume tank that houses a material is provided. The volume tank can include a first bulk head, a second bulk head opposite the first bulk head, a non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section, a cylindrical shell section and a transition section in between the non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section and the cylindrical shell section. The volume tank is configured to be coupled to a portion of a frame of a vehicle, and in a non-limiting embodiment, to a school bus.

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