• 专利标题:   Innervated tubular composite (ITC), comprises sealing layer, axial reinforcement layer, hoop reinforcement layers, optional mesh-filled annulus, and protective layer, where each cannular assembly optionally further comprises sensor array layer.
  • 专利号:   US2022412511-A1
  • 发明人:   WEISENBERG K
  • 专利权人:   BRAINDRIP LLC
  • 国际专利分类:   B29C070/32, B29C070/54, B29C070/70, F17C001/16, F17C013/02, G01M003/22
  • 专利详细信息:   US2022412511-A1 29 Dec 2022 F17C-001/16 202306 English
  • 申请详细信息:   US2022412511-A1 US743142 12 May 2022
  • 优先权号:   US112711P, US743142

▎ 摘  要

NOVELTY - Innervated tubular composite (ITC), comprises (a) a sealing layer, (b) an axial reinforcement layer, (c) one or more hoop reinforcement layers, (d) an optional mesh-filled annulus, and (e) a protective layer, where each cannular assembly optionally further comprises a sensor array layer. The innervated tubular composite optionally further comprises interspatial annular cylinders between adjacent cannular assemblies. The one of the layers in the one or more assemblies is intrinsically curved. USE - Innervated tubular composite (ITC). ADVANTAGE - The innervated tubular composite enables to efficiently, safely, and reliably intake, store and/or convey large quantities of gaseous or liquid feedstock on a small footprint, and also utilizes to store varying compositions of gaseous materials through isolation in separate and varying sized sections of the same coil structure allowing for onsite blending of gases such as hydrogen and natural gas prior to conveyance. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for: A method for detecting a hydrogen leak in the innervated tubular composite, which involves: detecting the presence or concentration of the odorant at one or more locations in the vicinity of the innervated tubular composite, where the concentration of the odorant is detected with a sensor. A method for detecting a gas leak in the innervated tubular composite, which involves: identifying a color change of a reactive agent at one or more locations in the over-mold, where the color change of the reactive agent is modulated by a factor chosen from gas concentration, proximity of the agent to the leak, or the flow rate of the leak. A cantilevered forming mandrel having a fixed, upstream end and a cantilevered, downstream end for the manufacture of an innervated tubular composite. A method for manufacturing an innervated tubular composite comprising two or more concentric, cylindrical layers, which involves: providing a mandrel, forming a first circular leading end of a first cylindrical layer from a first feedstock on the surface of the mandrel at a first location near the fixed end; advancing the first circular leading end towards the cantilevered end; fabricating a growing first cylindrical layer from a feedstock on the surface of the mandrel behind the advancing first circular leading end, the first cylindrical layer, advancing with the first circular leading end towards the cantilevered end and becoming the outermost layer of a growing innervated tubular composite, performing three or more iterations by forming a new circular leading end of a new cylindrical layer from a new feedstock, which may be the same or different from other feed stocks, on the outer surface of the advancing outermost layer of the incomplete innervated tubular composite at a downstream location, the existing outermost layer thereby becoming an inner layer of the growing innervated tubular composite, and fabricating a growing new cylindrical layer from the new feedstock on the outer surface of the advancing outermost layer behind the advancing new circular leading end, the new cylindrical layer, advancing with the inner layers towards the cantilevered end and becoming the new outermost layer of the growing innervated tubular composite, optionally coating the outermost layer of the growing innervated tubular composite, severing, as needed, the growing innervated tubular composite from the feedstock, and separating the growing innervated tubular composite from the cantilevered end to provide the innervated tubular composite. A facility for the storage of liquids or gases, which comprises innervated tubular composites and terminations on each of the one or more innervated tubular composites. A method for manufacturing the innervated tubular composite, which involves: impregnating the tow material with a flexible EVA resin; twisting the tow material, thereby aligning the threads axially; bonding the twisted tow material by sequential heating, then cooling, where the resulting filament is a series of twisted tow filaments (micro-ropes) in widths from 0.25-60''.