US Patent Issued to Battelle Savannah River Alliance on May 5 for "Variable volume vessel with over-travel protection and/or anti-binding features" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,514, issued on May 5, was assigned to Battelle Savannah River Alliance LLC (Aiken, S.C.).

"Variable volume vessel with over-travel protection and/or anti-binding features" was invented by David H. Nelson (Aiken, S.C.) and Gregory C. Staack (Aiken, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a variable volume vessel includes an expandable/contractable bellows along with one or more components and/or features that prevent over-travel of the bellows and/or that prevent binding of the bellow relative to an outer housing of the vessel."

The patent was filed on March 11, 2024, under Application No. 18/600,857.

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