ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,835, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Unison Engineering Services Ltd. (Limerick, Ireland).
"Automatic liquid tank jacket testing apparatus" was invented by Paul Sheehan (Limerick, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A testing apparatus is for a tank with a jacket having an internal wall shared with the tank and an external wall. The testing apparatus has an automated controller to perform tests even during use of the tanks in a production environment. There is supply system for delivering liquid at pressure above atmospheric to the jacket. The controller detects when the tank is filled to a level above the tank jacket height to...