Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pressure vessel liner venting via nanotextured surface
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Application No.: US16114799Application Date: 2018-08-28
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Publication No.: US10641432B2Publication Date: 2020-05-05
- Inventor: Norman L. Newhouse
- Applicant: Hexagon Technology AS
- Applicant Address: NO Alesund
- Assignee: Hexagon Technology AS
- Current Assignee: Hexagon Technology AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Alesund
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
- Agent Mai-Tram D. Lauer
- Main IPC: F17C13/00
- IPC: F17C13/00 ; F17C1/06 ; F17C1/16 ; B82Y40/00 ; C09K13/00 ; C23F1/00 ; C23F4/04

Abstract:
A pressure vessel has a first end with a first boss, the first boss having a first outer surface. The vessel includes a liner having a second outer surface, a shell disposed over the second outer surface, and a first vent. The first vent is formed onto at least a portion of the first outer surface and at least a portion of the second outer surface. The first vent includes a texture that provides a higher rate of gas flow through the first vent than through a portion of an interface of the liner and shell lacking the texture. In another aspect, a pressure vessel has a first end and a second end, a plurality of first longitudinal vents and a plurality of second longitudinal vents. At least one of first longitudinal vents is circumferentially offset around the pressure vessel from at least one of the second longitudinal vents.
Public/Granted literature
- US10677390B2 Pressure vessel liner venting via nanotextured surface Public/Granted day:2020-06-09
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