US Patent Issued to MARATHON PETROLEUM on May 20 for "Systems and methods for venting tanks to enhance transporting asphalt" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,377, issued on May 20, was assigned to MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP (Findlay, Ohio).

"Systems and methods for venting tanks to enhance transporting asphalt" was invented by Jared S. Hanis (Findlay, Ohio), Eddie A. Davis (Findlay, Ohio), James E. Calen (Findlay, Ohio), Stuart B. Dunkerley (Findlay, Ohio) and William Y. Nakahara (Findlay, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods to vent a tank to enhance transporting asphalt when positioned in the tank may include connecting a vapor box to a tank. The vapor box may include one or more vents apertures and a valve associated with the one or more vent apertures and positio...