US Patent Issued to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical on March 24 for "Pressure vessel and method for producing pressure vessel" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,590, issued on March 24, was assigned to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (Tokyo).

"Pressure vessel and method for producing pressure vessel" was invented by Nobuhiko Matsumoto (Hiratsuka, Japan), Kousuke Ikeuchi (Hiratsuka, Japan) and Jun Mitadera (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a pressure vessel with excellent gas barrier properties, less likely to cause cracks, and excellent internal pressure fatigue properties, and a production method thereof. The pressure vessel includes a layer at least in the body part, and the layer includes a fiber-reinforced resin material that contains a resin component and a continuous...