Thomas A Rodgers

US Patent:

20190177081, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Feb 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/276228

Inventors:

- Spokane WA, US
Thomas Raymond Rodgers - Spokane WA, US
Michael Phillip Blessing - Coeur d'Alene ID, US

International Classification:

B65D 90/58
C12G 1/02
B65D 43/20

Abstract:

A manway gate assembly couples to a tank and provides a liquid tight seal. The manway gate assembly includes a gate selectively slideable in a first linear direction between an open position, a closed position, and/or an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position. The manway gate assembly includes one or more locking members arranged adjacent to the gate and moveable between a locked position and an un-locked position. When in the locked position, the one or more locking members apply a biasing force to the gate in a second linear direction perpendicular to the first linear direction to seal the gate to the tank and provide a liquid tight seal.

US Patent:

20140326327, Nov 6, 2014

Filed:

Apr 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/255778

Inventors:

- Spokane WA, US
Thomas Raymond Rodgers - Spokane WA, US
Nathan Scott Batson - Colbert WA, US

Assignee:

Spokane Industries - Spokane WA

International Classification:

B08B 9/08

US Classification:

137 1507, 137237

Abstract:

A tank, such as a fermentation tank, includes a scraper blade assembly slideably coupled to a bottom surface of the tank. The scraper blade assembly includes a blade arranged to displace solids deposited on the bottom surface of the tank out through an aperture arranged flush with the bottom surface of the tank.