Jonathan R Schultz

US Patent:

20170089479, Mar 30, 2017

Filed:

Sep 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/864145

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Gary C. Walter - Chicago IL, US
Joe Perez - Valparaiso IN, US
Jonathan Schultz - Chicago IL, US
Nathan Chilton - Chicago IL, US
Keith Peltason - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

F16K 27/12

Abstract:

A removable independent steam jacket for a bottom outlet valve of a railroad tank car able to connect to an existing bottom outlet valve, with or without an integral steam jacket, in a field environment without having to take the tank car in for repairs having a partially annular hollow base with a rectangular cross-section and a plurality of pipes connected to the base extending away from the bottom of the base. The removable steam jacket also has a plurality of mounting brackets connected to the bottom the base for installing and removing it from the bottom outlet valve.