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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2010
Applicants:
John A. Eihusen, Lincoln, NE (US);
Norman Lynn Newhouse, Lincoln, NE (US);
Nicholas Noel Kleinschmit, Fordyce, NE (US);
Inventors:
John A. Eihusen, Lincoln, NE (US);
Norman Lynn Newhouse, Lincoln, NE (US);
Nicholas Noel Kleinschmit, Fordyce, NE (US);
Assignee:
HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY AS, Alesund, NO;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/002 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0119 (2013.01); F17C 2201/056 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0604 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0621 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0624 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0663 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0305 (2013.01); F17C 2209/2154 (2013.01); F17C 2221/011 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/014 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/036 (2013.01); F17C 2227/044 (2013.01); F17C 2260/011 (2013.01); F17C 2260/037 (2013.01); F17C 2260/04 (2013.01); Y02E 60/321 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a pressure vessel having a first end with a first boss and a cylindrical portion. The vessel includes a liner, a composite shell disposed over the liner, and a first longitudinal vent disposed between the liner and the composite shell. The first longitudinal vent includes an elongated vent defining element and extends at least from the cylindrical portion of the vessel to the first boss.