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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287663 | Lined pressure vessel and connector therefor A pressure vessel is disclosed which includes a lower metallic dome having a lower rim portion, and an upper metallic dome having an upper rim portion, a plastic liner disposed within the upper and lower metallic domes, a metallic band disposed between the plastic l... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7229233 | Double walled containment sumps A double walled riser sump has an annular space between the two walls. The provision of the annular space provides for monitoring the integrity of the two walls of the sump. The two walls of the sump are preferably separated by a thin film or a distance fabric that ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185778 | Barrier units and articles made therefrom Barrier units and articles made therefrom, particularly constraining bands of high strength and low weight for containing articles, especially in blast resistant container assemblies, are disclosed. The barrier unit comprises a surface having a regular polygonal per... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175894 | Photo-curing hollow structure The present invention comprises a fluid-injectable internal bag layer, a base-material layer superposed on an external periphery of the internal bag layer and impregnated with a photo-curing resin, and an outer layer superposed on an external periphery of the base-m... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7032767 | Pressurized container for storing pressurized liquid and/or gaseous media, consisting of a plastic core container which is reinforced with fibre-reinforced plastics and a method for producing the same A plastic core container is reinforced with a fibre-plastic composite for storing pressurized liquid and/or gaseous media and includes one or more connecting parts located in the neck and/or base and/or cylindrical container part. At least one connecting part is con... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994898 | Packaging container packaging laminate and a method of producing a packaging container A packaging container for a pressurized, liquid food, the packaging container being formed from a packaging laminate which includes at least one core layer of paper or paperboard displaying one major fibre orientation in a first direction thereof. According to the i... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957831 | Nipple for hot water tank conduits A nipple for connection to an outer metal casing of a host water heater for coupling a water conduit to an inner casing of the hot water heater is described. The nipple is a hollow tube having opposed threaded end portions. A thermally insulating sleeve is provided ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6927371 | Pressure vessel with composite sleeve The vessel assembly includes a polymeric cylinder and a circular polymeric cap for the cylinder, the cylinder being closed at one end and open at the other end to receive the cap. The open end of the cylinder has a lip that is beveled inwardly from the open end, and... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6827025 | Hatch cover for a railroad hopper car A hatch cover adapted to be positioned over and close a hatch opening on a railroad hopper car. The hatch cover includes a rigid panel sized to cover the hopper car hatch opening. The panel for the hatch cover includes an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core materi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805253 | Protective casing A casing for the protection of an article contained within the casing is described, the protective casing comprising: at least two casing members which are assemblable to constitute a casing having an internal volume to receive the article, each of said at least two... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6698610 | Triple walled underground storage tank A triple-walled underground storage tank is provided with primary, secondary and tertiary walls. Between each two adjacent walls, an annular space is provided. The annular space is continuous throughout, and permits the flow of liquid therein. Monitors ma... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685220 | Airbelt and airbelt apparatus An airbelt is provided that passes smoothly through an anchor and winds around a retractor. The airbelt includes a non-inflating section and a flat hollow-cylindrical inflating section. A bag is arranged only within the inflating section. An end of the ba... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6491882 | High-pressure device The invention relates to a high-pressure device (1) having a cylindrical high-pressure vessel (3) and prestressing means in order to exert an axial pressure on the vessel. The vessel (3) can have been formed from a number of layers of composite material, ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6398057 | Triple walled underground storage tank A triple-walled underground storage tank is provided with primary, secondary and tertiary walls. Between each two adjacent walls, an annular space is provided. The annular space is continuous throughout, and permits the flow of liquid therein. Monitors ma... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6363597 | Partial or complete use of a pressurized-gas cylinder known per se for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases The invention relates to the partial or complete use of a pressurized gas cylinder known per se for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases as a liner for a composite cylinder. This enables production costs of a composite cylinder to be reduced by 1/3 wh... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6221456 | Thermal insulation A lightweight, partially evacuated load-supporting insulation panel comprising an outer gas-impermeable envelope and an inner gas-permeable envelope. The inner envelope is filled with a mixture of coarse gas-permeable granules and fine gas permeable parti... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6189717 | Integrally formed tank sump with water resistant lid assembly A sump has a one-piece body, comprising a hollow base member for collecting fluids leaking from a piping system, the base member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The one-piece body further comprises a hollow riser section having an upper porti... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6178991 | Safety container for potentially explosive and/or environmentally hazardous substances Large amounts of hazardous goods, especially liquid ones such as fuel, may be carried in safety containers, whether tank semitrailers, oil tankers, containers for hazardous goods or aircraft, and be transported with practically no risk for the environment... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6092272 | Modified container using inner bag In accordance with the present invention, in an aircraft storage container which is used for the transport of cargo items, defines an enclosed interior compartment and includes a hatch for selectively accessing the interior compartment, there is provided ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6036046 | Collapsible container A container for fluids comprises an outer casing of flexible, pressure resistant material, a gas tight inner casing of flexible material lying inside of the outer casing and being separated therefrom, and a filling connection for filling the inner casing.... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019237 | Modified container using inner bag In accordance with the present invention, in an aircraft storage container which is used for the transport of cargo items, defines an enclosed interior compartment and includes a hatch for selectively accessing the interior compartment, there is provided ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5979684 | Cargo container A cargo container wherein at least two walls adjacent to each other are constituted using an integrally formed FRP panel, and a cargo container having a sandwich panel including a core and FRP skins as a main rigidity-maintaining member and wherein at lea... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979692 | Boss for composite pressure vessel having polymeric liner A boss for a pressure vessel with an outer reinforcing shell and an inner liner has a radially extending flange and a tubular neck projecting outwardly to provide a fluid communication port. The flange is embedded in and structurally integrated with the m... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5918759 | Tank or silo vessel made of fiber-reinforced plastic The invention concerns a tank or silo vessel (10), in particular a vehicle-mounted vessel designed to hold liquid or other free-flowing goods, the elongated main body (12a) of the vessel having an essentially circular or elliptical or other cross section.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904265 | Tank with an inner and/or outer double-walled lining The invention relates to a tank with an inner and/or outer cladding or lining, consisting of a tank wall and a double-walled cladding adhering to the latter and consisting of a double pile fabric which is reinforced by a curable impregnated resin and in w... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5862938 | Flat bottom composite pressure vessel A lined composite pressure vessel is adapted for mounting in upright position on a flat surface or the like in which a filament wound pressure vessel has a polar closed end and is formed with a liner. An end boss extends through the closed end with an ann... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5829625 | FRP double-wall tank and producing method therefor The invention aims to provide a FRP double-wall tank and a producing method therefor which can provide improved productivity and cost efficiency, the FRP double-wall tank comprising an inside wall of reinforced plastics and an outside wall of reinforced p... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5816426 | Double walled storage tank systems A double walled storage tank system has two closely associated discreet walls with a closed communication space therebetween. The system comprises (a) a tank having a main body side wall and attached end walls, (b) a continuous wall of a fibrous reinforce... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5799817 | Storage tank systems with encapsulated flow paths A storage tank system has two closely associated discreet walls with closed communication flow paths therebetween. The system comprises (a) a tank having a main body side wall and attached end walls and (b) a composite wall which substantially follows the... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5772938 | Composite storage tank having double wall characteristics A composite storage tank is built which has double wall characteristics. A method of building the tank comprises the steps of applying a viscous resinous core material to a support surface and then winding onto, into or along with the viscous resinous cor... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5763027 | Insensitive munitions composite pressure vessels An insensitive composite pressure vessel for containing an energetic compound includes at least two fibers having different temperature resistance characteristics. A dynamic fiber loses a substantial portion of its tensile strength at a transformation tem... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5763035 | Hollow fibre-reinforced plastic body The invention relates to a hollow fibre-reinforced plastic body comprising a curable resin-impregnated winding of high-strength fibres. To provide a strong hollow fibre-reinforced plastic body having a quick-to-make wall thickness the invention proposes t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758796 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel includes a liner having an end wall assembly formed by connecting two rigid end wall members at a fixed distance from each other by a connecting member, and an elastic peripheral wall sheet fixed to the two end wall members so as to encl... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5731052 | Substantially rigid thermally insulating panel and method for manufacturing it Rigid thermally insulating panel (1) which consists of at least two flexible composite sheets (2) spaced apart by a great number of flexible strands (3) arranged so that in the inflated state the two composite sheets (2) are held apart and in predetermine... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5699930 | Tank assembly and method for water treatment The present invention involves a pressurized water treatment system and method having a unitary liner and flange and a plurality of interchangeable heads. The system utilizes non-threaded connections where periodic detachment is desirable to eliminate the... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5653358 | Multilayer composite pressure vessel with a fitting incorporated in a stem portion thereof A pressure vessel includes a main portion bounding an internal chamber for accommodating a pressurized fluid medium, and a hollow stem portion projecting from the main portion and bounding a passage communicating with the internal chamber. The vessel wall... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5645184 | Aircraft cargo container An aircraft cargo container (10) is provided with one or more expandable regions for expansion under blast loading thereby to absorb a portion of the blast energy from a blast within the container (10). The absorbing means may comprise corrugated or conce... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5628425 | Composite storage tank having double wall characteristics A composite storage tank is built which has double wall characteristics. A method of building the tank comprises the steps of applying a viscous resinous core material to a support surface and then winding onto, into or along with the viscous resinous cor... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5611453 | Vessel formed of polymeric composite materials A vessel for containing or conveying a fluid comprises a wall having at least an inner layer adapted to be adjacent to or in contact with the fluid and an outer layer, each layer being comprised of a matrix of polymeric material, the polymeric materials o... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5598946 | Insulated fabric serving dish holder An insulated fabric serving dish holder compromising a bottom panel and a perpendicular side panel made of decorative fabric, lined and having a seam connecting the perimeter of the bottom panel to the bottom of the side panel. The holder is made to fit s... | 02/04/1997 |
