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US 2015/0028083 A1Published application
Method for repairing and improving structural integrity of storage tanks
AssigneeForge Tech, Inc.
InventorsMichael Lee Miller, Daniel J. Rybicki, Mathew A. Rybicki, Lawrence J. Povse, Kenneth R. Vejr, Andre S. Todd, John M. Griffin
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Abstract
In some a friction welding apparatus includes a vacuum chamber which prevents combustion in a vicinity of a tank, the vacuum chamber formed from a flexible seal between the tank and a housing and a magnetic apparatus that encompasses a perimeter of a damaged area of the tank and a friction welding motor operably coupled to the vacuum chamber.
Claims20
A friction welding apparatus comprising:
- a vacuum chamber which prevents combustion in a vicinity of a tank, the vacuum chamber formed from a flexible seal between the tank and a housing and a magnetic apparatus that encompasses a perimeter of a damaged area of the tank;
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- a friction welding motor operably coupled to the vacuum chamber.
An apparatus comprising:
- seals that encompass a perimeter of a damaged area of a work surface;
- and
- a permanent magnet having a release lever, the permanent magnet being placed over the seals.
A method comprising:
- placing seals to encompass a perimeter of a damaged area of a work surface;
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- placing a permanent magnet over the seals, the permanent magnet having a release lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.