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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Bristol, CT (US);
Matthew E. Lynch, Canton, CT (US);
Paul F. Croteau, Columbia, CT (US);
Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Ellen Y. Sun, South Windsor, CT (US);
Wenping Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Daniel V. Viens, Mansfield Center, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An illustrative example container includes a plurality of internal support members having a surface contour that at least approximates a minimum surface. The plurality of internal support members collectively provide structural support for carrying loads on the container. The plurality of internal support members collectively establish a plurality of cavities for at least temporarily containing fluid. An outer shell is connected with at least some of the internal support members. The outer shell includes a plurality of curved surfaces. The outer shell encloses the cavities.