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US 10,011,149 B2Granted
Self-repairing inflatable articles
OwnerCarolyn M. Dryinventor
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Abstract
A self-repairing inflatable article including an inflatable component that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a sealed flexible package adjacent to the inflatable component, and a sealant composition disposed in the sealed flexible package. The sealed flexible package is configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture, tearing or other breach of the inflatable component.
Claims25
A self-repairing structure comprising
- a pressurized component;
- and
- a sealed flexible package, comprising one or more sealed cells, wherein
- the package or each cell comprises
- a first sheet with one or more edges;
- a second sheet with one or more edges;
- a sealant composition disposed between the first and second sheets;
- and
- the first and second sheets sealed to each other at the one or more edges, where each sheet is a laminate having a top layer of polyester, an adhering layer of polyethylene, a metal foil and a second layer of polyethylene which forms the internal surface of the package;
- and
- wherein the sealed flexible package is configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture of the pressurized component.
8 more elements
A self-repairing pressurized structure comprising
- a sealed flexible package, comprising one or more sealed cells, wherein
- the package or each cell comprises
- a first sheet with one or more edges;
- a second sheet with one or more edges;
- a sealant composition disposed between the first and second sheets;
- and
- the first and second sheets sealed to each other at the one or more edges, where each sheet is a laminate having a top layer of polyester, an adhering layer of polyethylene, a metal foil and a second layer of polyethylene which forms the internal surface of the package;
- and
- wherein the sealed flexible package is configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture of the pressurized structure.
6 more elements
A self-repairing pressurized structure comprising:
- a sealed flexible package, and
- a sealant composition disposed in the sealed flexible package,
- wherein the sealed flexible package comprises one or more sealed cells, and the package or each cell comprises:
- a single sheet having one or more edges, wherein the sheet is folded over on itself and sealed where the edges meet;
- the sealant composition disposed within the folded sheet;
- and
- the sheet is a laminate having a top layer of polyester, an adhering layer of polyethylene, a metal foil and a second layer of polyethylene which forms the internal surface of the package;
- and
- the sealed flexible package is configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture of the pressurized structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.