Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Structural gaseous material storage tank
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Application No.: US16372341Application Date: 2019-04-01
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Publication No.: US11742500B2Publication Date: 2023-08-29
- Inventor: Joseph Dean Rainville , William Ben Johns
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Lightfoot & Alford PLLC
- Main IPC: H01M8/04
- IPC: H01M8/04 ; F17C1/14 ; B64C39/02 ; H01M8/04082 ; H01M8/04089 ; B64U50/19

Abstract:
A tank has a body defining a chamber therein, the chamber is configured to store a gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, a first mounting element extending from the body, and a second mounting element extending from the body. The first mounting element and the second mounting element are configured for coupling to a first component of a vehicle and a second component of the vehicle, respectively, and the body is configured to carry a structural load between the first component and the second component when the first mounting element and the second mounting element are coupled thereto. The first component carries a propulsion device and the second component comprises at least one of a wing and a landing element. The tank further includes a stem having an orifice and the stem is configured for delivering the gas to the propulsion device through the orifice.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200313209A1 STRUCTURAL GASEOUS MATERIAL STORAGE TANK Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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