ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,199, issued on July 14, was assigned to PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (Brussels).
"Internal reinforcement element for a tank made of plastic for a motor vehicle" was invented by Pierre Oszwald (Brussels), Thomas Peret (Brussels), Antoine Guegan (Brussels) and Dominique Madoux (Brussels).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal reinforcement element for a tank made of plastic for a motor vehicle includes: a central structure including a first system of ribs including at least three primary ribs joined to one another and a second system of ribs including at least two secondary ribs. The sides of the primary ribs oppo...