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US 7,479,314 B2Granted
High-pressure, fluid storage tanks
AssigneeEndres Machining Innovations LLC
InventorWilliam J. Endres
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Abstract
The invention comprehends a tank for storing fluid under pressure and a method for manufacturing the tank. The tank has an inner core of an open-celled foam that is characterized by open voids that are at least partially interconnected by passages and are surrounded by a fibrous or ligament structure/network (collectively, “ligaments”). Attached to the inner core is an outer skin.
Claims16
A tank which contains fluid under pressure, the tank comprising:
- an inner core of an open-celled structural foam characterized by voids that are at least partially interconnected by passages and surrounded by fibrous material;
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- an outer skin that is attached to the inner core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.