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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Ludger Strack, Heidenrod, DE;
Markus Lindner, Mainz, DE;
Holger Guckes, Kelkheim, DE;
Angela Fröhlich, Ingelheim, DE;
Inventors:
Ludger Strack, Heidenrod, DE;
Markus Lindner, Mainz, DE;
Holger Guckes, Kelkheim, DE;
Angela Fröhlich, Ingelheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/02 (2006.01); F16J 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 12/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2013.01); Y02E 60/321 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pressure vessel for storing a fluid is disclosed. The pressure vessel includes a vessel liner forming a hollow tube and including a plurality of layers with an aperture formed therein, wherein at least one of the layers is a barrier layer and an end cap coupled to the vessel liner, wherein the end cap has a plurality of layers, and wherein at least one of the layers of the end cap is a barrier layer.