Storage tank assembly and system for storing waste cooking oil
AssigneeEnvicor Incorporated
InventorsGary Steven Arnold, Stephen Butts
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Abstract
A storage tank and method for monitoring thereof is provided. The tank includes a first panel that defines a mounting surface for carrying a heating element. The heating element extends into the tank for heating liquids stowed therein. A sidewall interconnects the first panel and a spaced-apart second panel. A support extends from a bottom-facing surface of the second panel for supporting the tank in a spaced-apart relation from a nearby surface. The support further defines an upward-facing pocket for receiving a portion of the heating element. A control system may monitor the storage tank and alert a service provider of operative conditions thereof.
Claims16
A storage tank comprising:
- a first panel defining a mounting surface for carrying a heating element that extends into the tank for heating liquids stowed therein;
- a sidewall interconnecting the first panel and a spaced-apart second panel;
- a support extending from a bottom-facing surface of the second panel for supporting the second panel in a spaced-apart relation from a support surface, the support further defining an upward-facing pocket for receiving a portion of the heating element;
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- a control system comprising:
- a control panel in communication with the heating element;
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- a signal relayer configured to communicate condition information of the liquids in the storage tank to a computing device of a service provider.
A storage tank assembly comprising:
- a tank having a first panel and a spaced-apart second panel that is interconnected therewith by a sidewall;
- a control system comprising:
- a control panel in communication with the heating element;
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- a signal relayer configured to communicate condition information of the liquids in the storage tank to a computing device of a service provider;
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- a heating element extending into the tank for heating liquids stowed therein;
- wherein the second panel defines a support extending from a bottom-facing surface thereof that defines an upwardly-facing pocket that receives a portion of the heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.