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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220-3 ; 7513 / ; 75154 ; 751565 ; 75159 ; 75160 ; 75161 ; 75162 ; 75165 ; 75170 ; 7517 / ;
Abstract
This invention relates to lightweight containers for fluids under pressure. The container is formed from an outer shell of fibrous material impregnated with resin and an inner wall made of an alloy which has a temperature M.sub.s for reversible martensitic transformation which is higher than or equal to the normal mean temperature at which the container is used. The invention is applicable in particular to containers for storing and transporting gases at pressure higher than four bars.