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US 10,702,898 B2Granted
Fuel cleaning system
AssigneePetroleum Tec
InventorsRickie Dale Grooms, Michael Scott Knowles
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Abstract
The invention describes three compartments for cleaning and dispensing fuel and cleaning out fuel storage tanks with a minimum amount of down time.
Claims5
A system for cleaning a liquid fuel and a storage fuel tank that the fuel is in while continuing to be able to dispense fuel comprising:
- I. a single, horizontally disposed container, the single container comprising:
- a) a first compartment comprising:
- i. a fuel pump for moving fuel from the storage tank to the first compartment and back again once the storage fuel tank has been cleaned;
- ii. a filter for reducing the size of the particulate matter in the fuel wherein the filter is positioned such that fuel from the fuel storage tank is filtered before it goes into the first compartment;
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- iii. a dispensing unit for dispensing fuel to a vehicle while fuel is being stored in the compartment;
- b) a second compartment comprising:
- i. a fuel tank cleaning solution;
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- ii. a device for dispensing the cleaning solution and cleaning the inside of the fuel storage tank with the cleaning solution;
- c) a third compartment comprising:
- i. a pump for transferring the contents of the storage fuel tank when there is cleaning solution inside;
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- d) wherein each compartment is positioned horizontally in a linear manner inside the single container with at least one common wall separating each of the compartments and wherein the single container is a trailer designed to attach to a tractor for towing.
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