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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Worthington Industries, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Jennifer Marie O'Brian, Plain City, OH (US);
Pedro Alexandre Queirós Oliveira Silva Vieira, Matosinhos, PT;
João Pedro Oliveira Pinhão Silva Mendes, Nogueira Braga, PT;
Michael John Graykowski, Jr., Worthington, OH (US);
Sarah Amalia Lacey, Clarkston, MI (US);
WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES, INC., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A vessel includes a body having an interior surface that defines an interior space. The vessel further includes a flexible membrane located within the interior space of the vessel. The flexible membrane divides the interior space of the vessel into a first chamber and a second chamber. A valve configured to provide selective fluid communication between the first chamber and an exterior of the vessel. The vessel further includes one or more ribs protruding from at least a portion of the interior surface within the first chamber. The one or more ribs create one or more flowpaths configured to allow flow of a contents of the vessel from the first chamber towards an opening of the valve when the flexible membrane is in contact with the one or more ribs. The flexible membrane can include a ribbed structure extending from a surface of the flexible membrane.