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US 2009/0152278 A1Published application
Inner shell for a pressure vessel
OwnerMarkus Lindnerinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vessel including an outer shell and an inner shell, the inner shell having spaced apart indentations formed therein to facilitate a thermal expansion and contraction of the inner shell to militate against failure thereof.
Claims20
A vessel comprising:
- a hollow inner shell adapted to store a fluid, said inner shell having a plurality of indentations formed in an outer wall thereof;
- and
- an outer shell formed around said inner shell and forming a plurality of cavities between said inner shell and said outer shell adjacent the indentations.
A vessel comprising:
- a hollow inner shell adapted to store a fluid, said inner shell having a plurality of indentations formed in an outer wall thereof;
- an outer shell formed around said inner shell and forming a plurality of cavities between said inner shell and said outer shell adjacent the indentations;
- and
- a first boss adhered to said inner shell and forming a substantially fluid tight seal therebetween.
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A vessel comprising:
- a hollow inner shell adapted to store a fluid, said inner shell having a plurality of annular channels formed in an outer wall thereof;
- an outer shell formed around said inner shell and forming a plurality of cavities between said inner shell and said outer shell adjacent the indentations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.