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US 2024/0253151 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Friction Welding Appurtenances to Storage Tanks
AssigneeForge Tech, Inc.
InventorMichael Lee Miller
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Abstract
Some implementations of ignition-free welding include attaching fasteners to a tank, the tank having a wall, the wall having two parallel surfaces, the fasteners penetrating only one of the parallel surfaces, wherein the tank resides within a vicinity of a hazardous material, includes securing an appurtenance to the tank using the fasteners; and does not include removing the hazardous material.
Claims20
A method of ignition-free tank modification comprising:
- attaching fasteners to a tank, the tank having a wall, the wall having two parallel surfaces, the fasteners penetrating only one of the parallel surfaces, wherein the tank resides within a vicinity of a hazardous material;
- securing an appurtenance to the tank using the fasteners;
- and
- not removing the hazardous material.
1 more element
An apparatus within a vicinity of a hazardous material comprising:
- fasteners attached to a tank, the tank having a wall, the wall having two parallel surfaces, the fasteners penetrating within the vicinity of the hazardous material only one of the parallel surfaces;
- and
- an appurtenance secured to the tank using the fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.