Pressure vessel boss and liner interface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9103500
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13143250

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A boss for a pressure vessel has a flange. The flange includes an interior keyway having an inner sidewall and a plurality of bores disposed on the inner sidewall. A pressure vessel includes a main body section and an end section. The end section includes a boss and the boss includes a flange. The flange includes an interior keyway having an inner sidewall and a plurality of bores disposed on the inner sidewall. In another aspect, a pressure vessel includes an outer shell, and inner liner and a boss including a flange with an exterior side and an interior side. The liner is mechanically integrated with the flange via a plurality of anchors, each anchor contacting the flange only on the interior side. A method of forming a pressure vessel includes providing a boss having a flange. The flange has an interior keyway having an inner sidewall and a plurality of bores disposed on the inner sidewall. The method comprises allowing a fluid polymer material to flow into the interior keyway and into the plurality of bores.

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LINCOLN COMPOSITES INC5117 NW 40TH STREET LINCOLN NE 68524

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Newhouse, Norman L Lincoln, US 23 442
Tiller, Dale B Lincoln, US 6 278

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