US Patent Issued to Caldwell Tanks on April 8 for "Composite elevated tank and method of construction" (Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,226, issued on April 8, was assigned to Caldwell Tanks Inc. (Louisville, Ky.).

"Composite elevated tank and method of construction" was invented by Gerald A. Burke (Louisville, Ky.), Timothy Q. Ogle (Liberty, Ky.), Gregg Smith (Bardstown, Ky.), Michael Shaffer (Greenville, Ind.), K.G. Aditya Atluri (Louisville, Ky.), William R. Farmer (Newnan, Ga.), Matthew L. Clark (Ankeny, Iowa) and Donald L. Stilger (Corydon, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite elevated storage tank for smaller capacities having an improved anchorage connecting the steel tank to the reinforced concrete pedestal. The anchorage includes tank anchor assem...