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Green device removes H2O from fuel tanks & saves up to 90%
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Forecasts of sharply declining fossil-fuel propelled vehicles near term are being disputed by many experts who argue that their use will continue for decades, aided in part by emerging new environmentally friendly fossil fuel technological advances coupled with the reality that existing vehicles have long remaining useful lives.
In 2005, the United States Congress mandated that 10% of the nation's fuel supply had to be blended with ethanol (ethyl alcohol derived from corn). For many, this change was marked solely by a sticker on a gas pump; however, for those more intimately aware of the innerworkings of internal combustion engines and fuel dispensing, the disastrous effects of these biofuel additives on engine life and fuel dispensing components’ longevity has proven to be far more problematic.
The mandated ethanol additives create substantial opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs to reap great rewards on a “first mover basis” while remaining sensitive to environmental protection. Water and its corrosive effects multiplied by Phase Separation (a very caustic substance that forms when ethanol separates from fuel and combines with water in fuel storge tanks) do not take time off or respect economic cycles. The hard fact is that all fuel tanks and dispensing systems are extremely vulnerable to serious damage resulting from Phase Separation. Accumulations of PCW in fuel dispensing components and at the bottoms of fuel storage tanks (water, being heavier than gasoline and diesel fuel, accumulates at the bottom of fuel storage tanks) in many cases in the past was, as an alternative to employing a very expensive “vacuum truck service”, simply removed by pumping and releasing PCW onto the ground to evaporate, leaving toxic petroleum residue and sludge behind to be washed into storm drains leading to soil, ground water, waterways and oceans. There can be no doubt this practice resulted in substantial environmental contamination for many years and is now illegal and heavily regulated, which can lead to large fines and other governmental actions. The economic impact of ignoring this problem is very substantial. Regular inspection and ensuing enforcement by government regulators is quite painful and serves as a strong motivating factor to properly deal with the problem.
Utility Patented WATER HOG® TANK DRY TOOL™ (“TDT”) offers a low cost much-needed green opportunity that delivers up to 90% savings to the fuel handling industry’s petroleum contaminated water (“PCW”) issues worldwide. It also provides an extremely appealing benefit to the environment---a very attractive consideration for environmentalists, government regulators, and others.
MADE IN THE USA ensures scalable uninterrupted supply and immediate low-cost shipping of this extremely lightweight device. Testing is complete. Production is ready. This arguably recession-proof high profit opportunity is positioned for an immediate marketing launch into an enormous market via a license or sale scenario.
North America alone has over 168,000 fuel dispensing facilities and over 700,000 fuel storage tanks that are regulated and monitored by government agencies to be regularly purged of water resulting from a number of sources including condensation, groundwater migration, deck wash downs, storm water intrusion and more. The potential worldwide market for a solid solution is enormous, and TDT is the simple, cost-effective solution.
This same technology may be applicable to many other applications as well. However, this paper is limited to fuel handling.
It is important to note that fuel storage tanks are not limited to retail service station operations. They exist in many commercial trucking, government, school and municipal bus yards, marinas, and numerous other facilities---anywhere users of fuel maintain fuel supplies. All of these facilities should welcome TDT’s ability to increase cost-efficiency and contain severe maintenance headaches that can shut down facilities.
For purposes of illustration, we will focus on a typical gas station situation. In such cases, the pumper truck procedure generally includes blocking off a number of fuel dispensers and a substantial portion of the service station drive area in order to deploy bulky equipment and protect service personnel from motorists attempting to navigate around the obstacles and confusion. In many cases, frustrated customers leave and buy their fuel elsewhere, which also impacts the operator’s Convenience Store sales that generally operate on a 40% margin. TDT offers an easy and very low cost solution to a significant set of problems.
A typical cost for pumper truck service can easily range from $1,500 to $4,000 or more per occurrence. Considering that a 10,000 gallon tank with one inch of water that can accumulate at its bottom in very little time would contain approximately 13 gallons of PCW that must be removed, the $300 or more removal cost PER GALLON is outrageous. TDT does the 13 gallon job for about $90 in materials cost plus approximately one hour of low-level employee labor that can be performed at an off-peak customer traffic time, threby eliminating negative customer impact. Disposal of consumed materials can easily be done in concert with regulations. Videos linked below demonstrate simple and environmentally friendly disposal methods.
TDT’s patented hydrophilic/oleophobic consumable refill (Sock”) that is the active component LISTS for under $10 wholesale with margins beginning at 50%. Conservatively speaking, if TDT captures only 10% of the 168,000 North American retail stations (that means we are at the moment ignoring the likely equal or greater number of domestic NON-retail facilities such as government, commercial truckers, car rental agencies, delivery, marinas, airports, etc. as well as the worldwide market), that would mean roughly 17,000 North American users consuming on average a low estimate of only 10 refills per quarter which equates to a gross revenue of over $6,100,000 annually. It is important to note that the foregoing numbers represent enough refills to purge 13 gallons of water from ONE tank per facility. Most facilities have two or more tanks and more than 13 gallons of PCW to be removed (at least one for gasoline and one for diesel), meaning that these numbers can easily grow exponentially.
The TDT “reusable fuel-resistant durable protective sleeve” (patent pending) that acts as the delivery system to take the water absorbing Sock to the bottom of a fuel tank, primarily consisting of a protective reusable sleeve and nose cone, lists for $150 wholesale. Production cost is $40, and is scalable as is the Sock. This should yield over $2,500,000 gross revenue based on only 17,000 units sold in year one.
TDT, demonstrated in the video linked below, intentionally resembles a missile by design. It is inserted “nose cone up” like a military mortar round into a “Riser Pipe” that extends downward to connect to the fuel tank below. The Riser Pipe serves as a conduit for the delivery of fuel into the storage tank by a fuel delivery truck as well as for maintenance access to sophisticated fuel level monitoring equipment (like the “gas gauge sensor” in one’s car) and other components.
The TDT rapidly falls through the fuel to the tank bottom where the PCW is located. Again, TDT’s entire embodiment is fuel resistant and focuses on water only so its efficacy is not impaired by exposure to fuel. In a matter of 3-5 minutes the super absorbent Sock will have performed its water absorption mission. It can then be pulled up toward the surface using the included 20 foot lanyard attached to the TDT’s nose cone.
As it is being retrieved and nears the top of the fuel tank and bottom end of the Riser Pipe, the nose cone naturally self-centers into the Riser Pipe in order to effect a smooth removal process, allowing the TDT to easily be extracted. The person operating the TDT can then quickly ascertain the water content of the specialized Sock to determine the degree of PCW content. If it is full of PCW, evidenced by complete swelling of the Sock and indicating potentially more water to be removed from the tank, the spent Sock can be detached in seconds and replaced with a fresh one. The TDT can then be sent back down into the tank to repeat the process.
TDT is, therefore, an easy to understand and operate, very competitively priced solution to a major set of nagging problems. It can be employed by fuel dispensing operators as well as be a high revenue source for smaller independent contractors as well as large ones.
Another important point to note: The WATER HOG® patent is very broad and includes, among other innovative applications, USPTO Allowed Claims for bio-remediation capabilities. Bio-remediation is becoming an increasingly promising consideration and promises to soon be a lucrative opportunity for use in a variety of industries.
The reader is invited to invest a few minutes to view the link below. The video concisely demonstrates the features and benefits of the TDT in action. Please bear in mind it is intended to be an informal training video for in-field personnel rather than serve as a marketing piece aimed at the intended customer.
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US 10646796
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