Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inflatable structural member
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Application No.: US15854240Application Date: 2017-12-26
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Publication No.: US10697588B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Paul W. Alexander , Nilesh D. Mankame
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: F16L11/00
- IPC: F16L11/00 ; F16S3/00 ; B32B5/02 ; B32B5/26 ; B32B5/14 ; D03D3/02 ; D03D7/00 ; D03D11/02 ; B32B25/10 ; D04B1/22 ; D03D1/02 ; D03D11/00 ; F16L11/10
Abstract:
A structural member includes an inflatable bladder. The structural member may include a fabric shell disposed about an exterior surface of the bladder, or a spacer element attached to an interior surface of the bladder. The fabric shell or spacer element restrains the shape of the bladder to contour the bladder into a desired shape and increase the load carrying capacity of the bladder.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190195427A1 INFLATABLE STRUCTURAL MEMBER Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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