US Patent Issued to HUTCHINSON on March 24 for "Attachment device for attaching self-sealing plates to the external wall of a tank, assembly equipped with such an attachment device and associated mounting method" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,595, issued on March 24, was assigned to HUTCHINSON (Paris).

"Attachment device for attaching self-sealing plates to the external wall of a tank, assembly equipped with such an attachment device and associated mounting method" was invented by Johan Cledat (Mello, France) and Youssef Ikhmouchen (Mery sur Oise, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an attachment device for attaching (DA) self-sealing plates against an external wall of a tank, said attachment device comprising: a part (PC) shapeable to the shape of said self-sealing plates; a plurality of straps (S1, S2, S3); a first connection means (PBM, PLQ,...