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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 04, 2022
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Mark Gamache, Salinas, CA (US);
Christopher Marc LeTorre Phifer, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/12 (2006.01); F16L 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/12 (2013.01); F16L 11/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-sealing hose includes an inner rubber layer comprising a first rubber material; and an outer rubber layer comprising a second rubber material. The second rubber material has an ultimate strain of at least 100% and an elastic limit of at least about 7 MPa. The first rubber material has a modulus measured at 250% elongation of less than about 10 kPa.