US Patent Issued to Kawasaki Jukogyo on Sept. 22 for "Hydrogen storage tank for hydrogen aircraft" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,518, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Kawasaki Jukogyo K.K. (Kobe, Japan).

"Hydrogen storage tank for hydrogen aircraft" was invented by Keisuke Kadooka (Kobe, Japan) and Koshiro Maki (Kobe, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrogen storage tank for a hydrogen aircraft includes an outer tank, an inner tank, a first strap, and a second strap. The inner tank is disposed inside the outer tank with a space therebetween, and has a shape having a longitudinal direction. The first strap includes a first end connected to an inner surface of the outer tank and a second end connected to an outer surface of the inner tank. The second ...