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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/10 (2006.01); B29C 49/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/20 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/10 (2013.01); B29C 49/04 (2013.01); B29C 49/20 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2008 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2073 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7172 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03032 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03085 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle fuel storage system may include: a fuel tank, a support member extending inside the tank, and several inflatable bladders extending inside the tank. Each of the inflatable bladders being carried by the support member and attached to the support member. Such bladders may include polyethylene and/or polyamide, or the bladders may be multilayered, including polyethylene and ethylene vinyl alcohol. Each bladder may have a maximum volume in a range of from 5 to 15 liters.