Back to results
US 12,692,982 B2Granted
Space conformable pressurized gas storage system
AssigneeQuantum Fuel Systems LLC
InventorHans VanOyen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A pressurized-gas storage vessel includes a liner defining a chamber therein, the chamber being configured to receive a gas; a first wrapping surrounding the liner; and a second wrapping surrounding the liner. Methods of manufacturing and using the storage vessel are also disclosed.
Claims11
A pressurized-gas storage system (300) for containing a plurality of vessels (100), the system comprising:
- plurality of cylindrical vessels, each cylindrical vessel comprising;
- a liner defining a chamber therein, the chamber being configured to receive a gas;
- a first wrapping surrounding the liner;
- and
- a first unitary end cap at a first end of the plurality of vessels;
- a second unitary end cap at a second end of the plurality of vessels;
- wherein each of said unitary end caps is a single piece which connects to
- said first end or said second end of said plurality of vessels;
- each end cap has a curved region (122) extending into a clear zone (124);
- a plurality of channels (150) in said first and second end caps, each channel being configured to receive one of a plurality of second wrappings;
- wherein the plurality of channels and second wrappings are configured to be narrower than said end caps wherein the curved regions extend beyond the second wrappings;
- at least one passage in at least one of the first and second end caps in fluid communication with all of said plurality of vessels;
- and,
- wherein each one of the plurality of second wrappings extends around the unitary end caps below the clear zone.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.