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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7195285 | Connection arrangement to connect two flexible tanks of an aircraft A connection arrangement for detachably connecting a first flexible tank and a second flexible tank in an aircraft includes a latching device, a first tubular connecting element attached to the first tank, and a second tubular connecting element attached to the seco... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6923135 | Container for transporting fresh water by sea The invention relates to a container for transporting fresh water by sea, comprising a flexible covering for receiving fresh water and a pulling device which is joined to the flexible covering and made of a tubular retaining body which is used for coupling bridle li... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6491255 | Crashworthy external auxiliary fuel tank for aircraft An external auxiliary fuel tank for aircraft including a crashworthy bladder carried within an elongated shell. A center structure is carried by the shell intermediate opposing ends thereof, through which the bladder passes. A mounting assembly is carried... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6409040 | Fuel tank for a motor vehicle A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, having a wall (3) which is manufactured from plastic, in particular by injection molding, is provided on its inside with a permeation barrier (4). The permeation barrier (4) is manufactured from a material which is virtual... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5402968 | Collapsible fuel tank system A collapsible fuel tank system for use on aircraft and the like includes a plurality of nestable shell sections which, when assembled in proper edgewise orientation, form a shell for the fuel tank. A nose cone and a number of shell-reinforcing bulkheads a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5205427 | Modular fuel tank system A modular fuel tank system for use on aircraft and the like including a plurality of nestable shell sections which, when assembled in proper edgewise orientation, form a shell for the fuel tank. A joint assembly secures the shell sections in assembled con... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5054635 | Rapid assembly and load distribution system for nestable container sections An aircraft external fuel tank is disclosed which is comprised of nestable sections held together by a hinge joint comprised of a plurality of knuckles coupled by a pin inserted through the knuckles. The fuel tank may be rapidly assembled and disassembled... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5018634 | Suspended skin for thermal insulation of cryogenic propellants The invention consists in a double storage tank with an upper storage tank disposed above a lower storage tank, the storage tanks being separated by a thermally insulative wall, in which said thermally insulative wall is a double-skin wall comprising a ri... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4790350 | Combat rapid assembly fuel tank Rapidly assembled expendable fuel tanks which provide an auxiliary source of fuel supply for aircraft and which include flexible fuel storage bladders which are housed within sectionalized tanks or pods which are designed to be manually assembled and disa... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4113130 | Joint for a nestable cargo carrier A joint for a nestable cargo carrier including a plurality of circular sections conically shaped to form an ogive contour when nested, one within the other. The shell segments are bolted together to provide the present positive mechanical joint, reliable ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4108328 | Aircraft fuel tank construction An aircraft fuel tank construction for the type of fuel tank which is fabricated by joining a split cylindrical center section with two conical end sections and which is disassembled during shipment and storage. The center section is joined together by a ... | 08/22/1978 |
