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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2022
Applicant:

Rtx Coporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Wenping Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Ellen Y. Sun, South Windsor, CT (US);

John P. Wesson, West Hartford, CT (US);

Paul F. Croteau, Columbia, CT (US);

Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Bristol, CT (US);

Assignee:

RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/16 (2006.01); B29C 63/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/16 (2013.01); B29C 63/04 (2013.01); B29C 70/305 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7156 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0152 (2013.01); F17C 2201/056 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0604 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0614 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0617 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0619 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0636 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0663 (2013.01); F17C 2209/2109 (2013.01); F17C 2209/2154 (2013.01); F17C 2209/225 (2013.01); F17C 2209/227 (2013.01); F17C 2209/232 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/031 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/035 (2013.01); F17C 2260/018 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0168 (2013.01); Y02E 60/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A composite pressure vessel assembly includes a plurality of lobes, each of the lobes having at least one interior wall and at least one curved wall, the plurality of lobes being positioned in a side by side arrangement and extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. Also included is a plurality of end caps disposed at the ends of the lobes, wherein the plurality of lobes and end caps are formed of at least one fiber-reinforced polymer. A method of manufacturing a composite pressure vessel assembly is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of lobes consisting of at least one fiber-reinforced polymer. The method also includes forming a main body with the plurality of lobes, the lobes disposed in a side by side arrangement.


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