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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Response Technologies, Llc, Coventry, RI (US);
Inventors:
David Allen Pettey, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Richard Fox, Smithfield, RI (US);
Assignee:
RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Coventry, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2024.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.01); B64C 3/34 (2006.01); B64C 27/12 (2006.01); B65D 25/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.02); B64C 3/34 (2013.01); B65D 25/14 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2307/72 (2013.01); B32B 2307/762 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 27/12 (2013.01); B65D 2590/245 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, an aircraft includes a fuselage; a propulsion system powered by a fuel; and a fuel cell configured to store the fuel, the fuel cell including an inner layer configured to contact the fuel; an outer layer; and a self-sealing fabric structure formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), the self-sealing fabric structure being between the inner layer and the outer layer, the self-sealing fabric structure being configured to self-seal a hole formed in the inner layer and the outer layer by a projectile.