ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,644, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to PA.E MACHINERY INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Storage tank" was invented by Ming-Yu Lai (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage tank includes a body, a stand, and a ball valve. The body includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a lateral wall portion that interconnects the top portion and the bottom portion. The stand is detachably disposed on the top portion or the bottom portion. The stand includes a base and a plurality of supporting arms. The stand has an opening that is formed on one of the plurality of supporting arms. Each of the plurality of supporting a...