Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrically-activated pressure vessels for fracturing frangible structures
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Application No.: US16403131Application Date: 2019-05-03
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Publication No.: US10969205B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Christopher L. Chua , Norine Chang , Erica Ronchetto
- Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Mueting Raasch Group
- Main IPC: F42B3/04
- IPC: F42B3/04 ; F42B3/12 ; F42B3/195

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a pressure device bonded to the surface of a structure at a bonding location. The vessel comprises an interior space within the vessel and a bonding surface. A bonding agent bonds the bonding surface of the vessel to a surface of the structure. A gas-emitting material is disposed within the interior space of the vessel and an initiator is arranged to activate the gas-emitting material. Upon activation of the gas-emitting material by the initiator, the pressure device produces a localized force that breaks the structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200348112A1 ELECTRICALLY-ACTIVATED PRESSURE VESSELS FOR FRACTURING FRANGIBLE STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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