Resilient expandable pressure vessel
AssigneeLiquidspring Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGary B. Ford, Richard J. Meyer, Peter M. Schmid
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Abstract
A resilient expandable pressure vessel configured to function like a spring. The resilient expandable pressure vessel includes a body portion, a cavity defined within the body portion, and at least one port in communication with the cavity defined in the body portion. The at least one port is configured to receive a fluid into the cavity and discharge the fluid from the cavity. The resilient expandable pressure vessel has a predetermined expansibility across a range of operating pressures of the fluid in the cavity. The range is at least 200 psi.
Claims21
A resilient expandable pressure vessel, comprising:
- a body portion;
- a cavity defined within the body portion;
- and
- at least one port in communication with the cavity defined in the body portion, the at least one port configured to receive a fluid into the cavity and discharge the fluid from the cavity,
- wherein the resilient expandable pressure vessel has a predetermined, nonlinear expansibility that decreases across a range of operating pressures of the fluid in the cavity, the range being at least 200 psi.
A suspension system, comprising:
- a cylinder defining a chamber;
- at least one of a piston and a rod reciprocally movable within the chamber;
- a resilient expandable pressure vessel defining a cavity in communication with the chamber;
- and
- a fluid contained within the chamber and the cavity, wherein the resilient expandable pressure vessel has a predetermined, nonlinear expansibility that decreases across a range of operating pressures of the fluid in the suspension system, the range being at least 200 psi.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.