US Patent Issued to Sloan Valve on Aug. 26 for "Tank for toilet flushing system and manufacturing method" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,549, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Sloan Valve Co. (Franklin Park, Ill.).

"Tank for toilet flushing system and manufacturing method" was invented by Richard Papai (Franklin Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tank for a pressure-assist toilet flush system includes a base and a cover formed of a composite material including a polymer matrix of a crystalline polymer material, with a short fiber reinforcement material having a fiber length of 0.125 inch to 0.177 inch dispersed therein at a fill ratio of 25-35%. The base has a bottom wall and a plurality of base sidewalls extending upward from the bottom wall to an upper end...