ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,515, issued on May 5, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE PLC (London).
"Organic composite gas storage tank" was invented by Eric W Dean (Derby, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An organic composite gas storage tank 100 comprises a hollow central portion 106 which is substantially cylindrical and formed integrally with first and second end portions 102, 104, and which defines a longitudinal tank axis 101. The first end portion 102 comprises a hollow truncated conical region 102A which meets the hollow central portion at a first end thereof, and a cylindrical region 102B which meets an end of the hollow truncated conical portion rem...