Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of manufacturing complex-shaped, flexible, and reusable tanks
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Application No.: US15787155Application Date: 2017-10-18
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Publication No.: US11745391B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: David A. Pettey , Edmund Francis Bard
- Applicant: RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US RI West Warwick
- Assignee: RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US RI West Warwick
- Agency: Lando & Anastasi, LLP
- Main IPC: B29C33/38
- IPC: B29C33/38 ; B29C33/50 ; B29C49/44 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; B29C64/10 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a tank includes connecting a pressure source to a nozzle on a male mold, inflating the male mold via the nozzle, forming a tank by applying at least one layer over the outer surface of the male mold, the tank having a port formed about the nozzle, deflating the male mold, and withdrawing the male mold through the port. A method of fabricating a tank includes 3D-printing a male mold, connecting a pressure source to a nozzle on the male mold, inflating the male mold via the nozzle, forming a tank by applying at least one layer over the outer surface of the male mold, the tank having a port formed about the nozzle, deflating the male mold, and withdrawing the male mold through the port. A method of fabricating a tank includes forming a tank on a mold formed from a foam blocks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180036916A1 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPLEX-SHAPED, FLEXIBLE, AND REUSABLE TANKS Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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