Composite pressure vessel assembly and method of manufacturing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11898701
APP PUB NO 20230108342A1
SERIAL NO

18077797

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A composite pressure vessel assembly includes a plurality of lobes, each of the lobes having at least one interior wall and at least one curved wall, the plurality of lobes being positioned in a side by side arrangement and extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. Also included is a plurality of end caps disposed at the ends of the lobes, wherein the plurality of lobes and end caps are formed of at least one fiber-reinforced polymer. A method of manufacturing a composite pressure vessel assembly is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of lobes consisting of at least one fiber-reinforced polymer. The method also includes forming a main body with the plurality of lobes, the lobes disposed in a side by side arrangement.

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RTX CORPORATION10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032

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Croteau, Paul F Columbia, US 36 493
Kuczek, Andrzej Ernest Bristol, US 55 207
Sun, Ellen Y South Windsor, US 37 303
Wesson, John P West Hartford, US 89 700
Zhao, Wenping Glastonbury, US 94 305

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