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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Earl D. Harris, Littleton, CO (US);
Lance D. Miller, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Dana S. Stripe, Galesburg, IL (US);
Inventors:
Earl D. Harris, Littleton, CO (US);
Lance D. Miller, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Dana S. Stripe, Galesburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
GATES CORPORATION, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/14 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 25/08 (2006.01); B32B 25/10 (2006.01); B32B 25/14 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/34 (2006.01); F16L 11/08 (2006.01); F16L 11/04 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B32B 25/08 (2013.01); B32B 25/10 (2013.01); B32B 25/14 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/34 (2013.01); F16L 11/081 (2013.01); F16L 11/085 (2013.01); F02M 37/0017 (2013.01); F16L 2011/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible hose or a tubing having a barrier layer of polyamide 6 having an impact modifier, and/or branched molecular structure, a flexural modulus of 1 to 2 GPa and/or a tensile elongation of 100% or more. The hose may have additional layers such as an HNBR rubber inner tube, an EVM/CPE rubber blend outer cover, a textile or wire reinforcement, or the like. Permeability to ethanol- and methanol-containing fuels is very low. Permeability to B20 biofuels is very low.