ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,967, issued on March 3, was assigned to WAL Fuel Systems USA Inc. (Livonia, Mich.).
"Non-metallic, multi-compartment high-pressure tank for a vehicle" was invented by Xiankai Song (Livonia, Mich.), Sami Siddiqui (Livonia, Mich.) and Longhan Chen (Livonia, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A (high-pressure) tank for a vehicle that includes a tank body, which defines a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, and a bolster that is wound about the tank body to increase the strength of the high-pressure tank. The tank body is formed from a non-metallic material and includes a first compartment and a second compartment that is...