ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,634, issued on July 29, was assigned to AMPROD LLC (Strafford, Mo.).
"Tank fabricating equipment" was invented by William A. Schahuber (Springfield, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A design for tank fabricating equipment and system comprises a frame supporting opposing arms for supporting one or more tank shells. The opposing arms pivotally engage opposing sides of the tank shells to force them into a circular cross-sectional shape. The arms are provided with rollers for aligning the tank shell with adjacent components during fabrication. In some embodiments, the rollers are provided with a circumferential channel to accommodate w...