Patents Examined by Laura E. Parker
  • Patent number: 12679592
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a modular storage box in the technical field of containers. The box includes a bottom plate and a side portion. An edge of the bottom plate is provided with an upward-opening insertion groove, whose side wall includes a first wedge member. A bottom surface of the side portion is provided with an insertion strip, whose lower end side wall includes a second wedge member. During assembly, inserting the strip into the groove causes the second wedge member to deflect outward via wedge-fit interaction with the first wedge member and subsequently rebound to its original position. This locks it against the first wedge member, preventing upward movement, while the groove restricts downward displacement. This vertical bidirectional locking structure significantly enhances the connection strength between the side portion and the bottom plate, thereby greatly improving the overall structural stability and firmness of the modular storage box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Inventor: Lijun Zheng
  • Patent number: 12680654
    Abstract: A vehicle fluid storage device according to the present disclosure include a storage container having a fluid storage space formed inside and an opening portion formed at least one of one side and the other side, a first connector including a first connection region arranged adjacent to the opening portion on the inside of the storage container and a second connection region extending from the first connection region so as to be connectable to an external device, and a holder connected to the first connection region between the storage container and the first connection region and coupled to the storage container by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: KOREA FUEL-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Hong Kim, Dong Chul Lee, Myung Keun Chae, Seung Jin Yang
  • Patent number: 12680619
    Abstract: A radiator cap includes a top cover unit, an intermediate seat unit, an output valve unit, and an input valve unit. The top cover unit includes cover body, a stem, and a plurality of positioning member to be fastened to a radiator opening. A washer surrounds the stem. The intermediate seat unit includes a connecting tube and a connecting seat connected to each other. The output valve unit includes a valve seat connected to the connecting seat. The valve seat has hook portions engaged with guiding recesses of the connecting seat. A valve disc is connected to the valve seat. A first spring is disposed between the valve seat and the connecting seat. The input valve unit includes a pin rod, and a second spring to bias the pin rod to thereby abut against the valve disc so as to close a valve hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Coplus Inc.
    Inventor: Po-Hua Wu
  • Patent number: 12673800
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pull-out storage box, comprising a pull-out box and a pull-out frame. The frame consists of an upper plate, a lower plate, and a support beam assembly that includes two side beams and two independently disposed rear beams. Insertion grooves are provided at the left, right, and rear ends of both the upper and lower plates. During assembly, inserting the side beams and rear beams into their respective grooves forms an integrated frame structure, on which the pull-out box is seated and can slide. This configuration establishes a support system that distributes bearing points to both sides and the rear, creating a more uniform spatial load-bearing layout. Consequently, it effectively minimizes overall shaking and deformation of the box, thereby significantly enhancing the structural durability and operational stability of the entire pull-out storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2026
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Inventor: Wenjiao Yu
  • Patent number: 12663120
    Abstract: A high-pressure fluid storage container fixing structure for trailer loading according to the present invention includes, for fixing an array of containers including a plurality of high-pressure fluid storage containers arranged in parallel in a horizontal direction and stacked one or more in a vertical direction on a trailer, a main frame provided along the periphery of the trailer, and a fixing plate extending in an arrangement direction of the plurality of high-pressure fluid storage containers included in the array of containers, provided to simultaneously fix neck portions of the high-pressure fluid storage containers, and having both ends coupled to the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: DUKSAN AETHERCT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-Sun Wee, Yong Rok Oh, Hyeon Joon Jeong
  • Patent number: 12642365
    Abstract: A foldable container includes a foldable supporting frame, at least one operation switch arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a container body supported on the foldable supporting frame. The operation switch is actuated through a pulling operation to move the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode. The container has an edge and an opening formed within the edge. At the unfolded mode, the opening is opened. At the folded mode, the opening is closed. The container body is automatically folded as the foldable supporting frame is moved from the unfolded mode to the folded mode. Via a folding method, the foldable supporting frame is folded to reduce an overall size for occupying less storage space when it is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Inventor: Mengmeng Mu
  • Patent number: 12638139
    Abstract: A tank comprising an outer enclosure, an inner enclosure positioned in the outer enclosure, and at least one duct passing through first and second walls connected respectively to the outer and inner enclosures. The first and/or second walls comprises at least one deformable zone interposed between, on the one hand, an attachment zone which connects the wall and the outer or inner enclosure and, on the other hand, a connection zone which comprises a connection connecting the wall and the duct. Also an aircraft with such a tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Toureille, Chloé Mesic, Laure Moretti
  • Patent number: 12630343
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a device for facilitating vented flow during drinking from a bottle. The device comprises a housing and a removable base and a length of tubing spooled within. The base features an upward extending stem with an aperture through and extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the stem and a circular recess surrounding the stem. The housing includes a liquid outlet on the top surface, a circular sidewall sized to accommodate the neck of a bottle for temporary attachment, and a distal edge on the sidewall that fits within the circular recess to allow rotational movement of the base relative to the housing. Additionally, the housing has a recessed bottom surface with an air outlet for connection to the tubular length, an air inlet on the sidewall, and a tunnel connecting the air inlet to the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Cloud Candy LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Pickett, Peter James Pickett
  • Patent number: 12624802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure vessel fixing system, which is a neck mount for fixing a pressure vessel used for storing various fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: DUKSAN AETHERCT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Bong Heo, Jae-Sung Park, Kyoung-Hun Kim, Chang-Uk Lee, Ho-Sun Wee
  • Patent number: 12618515
    Abstract: 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 remote from the hollow central portion. An organic fibre winding 107 extends at least between axial positions which coincide with the hollow truncated conical region of the first end portion and the hollow central portion respectively. A hollow metal end-fitting 120 has a hollow truncated conical portion 124 embedded within the wall of the hollow truncated conical region of the first end portion, providing a long leakage path around the metal end-fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Eric W Dean
  • Patent number: 12618518
    Abstract: A boss for a pressure tank for storing gas in a gas-powered vehicle. The boss is configured for attachment to a wall of the pressure tank enclosing a cavity for storing the gas. The wall has a reinforcement layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic and an inner liner for sealing. The boss has an external thread, which can be connected to a mating internal thread of the liner. There is also described a pressure tank with two such bosses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Voith HySTech GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Frenz, Lukas Wessels, Mark Bleischwitz, Thomas Lanzl
  • Patent number: 12618523
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid tank, including: a cylindrical seamless tank body having both end portions being reduced in diameter toward respective end sides; and a plurality of annular baffles provided inside the tank body and arranged at intervals in an axial direction of the tank body, in which at least one of the plurality of baffles is held on an inner peripheral surface of the tank body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignees: IHI Corporation, MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sakaguchi, Masahiko Yamazaki, Shinichi Mishima, Thibault Bagnol, Mitsunori Itoh, Tor Viscor
  • Patent number: 12618525
    Abstract: A pressure tank for storing gas, for mounting in a gas-operated vehicle. The pressure tank has a rotationally symmetrical, elongate shape which is cylindrical in the central region and is closed at both ends by curved polar caps, and a wall which surrounds a hollow space for storing the gas. At each of the polar caps, the pressure tank has a metallic connection piece, a so-called boss. The wall has a reinforcing layer made from fiber-reinforced plastic and an inner liner for sealing purposes. For sealing purposes, a bush is connected to the boss. A pressure ring and a spring element are configured in such a way that the spring element is supported on the bush and presses the pressure ring against the liner and, as a result, presses the liner in a region against the boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Voith Hystech GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Bleischwitz, Thomas Lanzl, Jürgen Brühler, Gordej Klein
  • Patent number: 12616316
    Abstract: A foldable container includes a foldable supporting frame, at least one operation switch arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a container body supported on the foldable supporting frame. The operation switch is actuated through a pulling operation to move the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode. The container has an edge and an opening formed within the edge. At the unfolded mode, the opening is opened. At the folded mode, the opening is closed. The container body is automatically folded as the foldable supporting frame is moved from the unfolded mode to the folded mode. Via a folding method, the foldable supporting frame is folded to reduce an overall size for occupying less storage space when it is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: TAN GROW INC.
    Inventor: Mengmeng Mu
  • Patent number: 12618528
    Abstract: A pressure accumulator includes a cylindrical body made of metal and configured to vaporize and store a liquefied gas in a storage space in the cylindrical body, a lid body having a through hole that allows a pipe to penetrate through the through hole, and being configured to close an opening end portion of the cylindrical body with a gap between the lid body and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, a sealing structure portion between an outer peripheral portion of the lid body and an inner peripheral portion of the cylindrical body, and a fixing part at the opening end portion of the cylindrical body, an outer peripheral surface of the fixing part being screw fastened to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body to support and fix the lid body from an outer side of the lid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Takano, Hiroshi Okano, Shusaku Takagi
  • Patent number: 12618530
    Abstract: A triple shell tank includes an inner tank, an intermediate tank covering the inner tank, and an outer tank covering the intermediate tank. The inner tank includes an inner tank side plate, an inner tank roof, and an inner tank bottom plate. The intermediate tank includes an intermediate tank side plate, an intermediate tank roof, and an intermediate tank bottom plate. The circular steps of the intermediate tank side plate include a lowermost step formed of an intermediate tank side plate piece for height adjustment having a height corresponding to a height difference between the inner tank bottom plate and the intermediate tank bottom plate, and a second step on the lowermost step formed of an intermediate tank side plate piece arranged at a same height position as an inner tank side plate piece of a lowermost step in the circular steps of the inner tank side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takanori Komatsu
  • Patent number: 12618517
    Abstract: A high-pressure gas tank includes: a tank body including a body portion and a dome portion disposed on one side of the body portion in the axial direction; a cap having a shaft portion extending from a central portion of the dome portion along the axial direction and a through-hole through which the gas flows through the shaft portion; and a protective member that includes a protective portion covering the dome portion around the cap and made of resin and a connecting portion integrated with the protective portion, having an annular shape or a tubular shape into which the shaft portion of the cap is inserted, and made of metal. The cap includes a first threaded portion on an outer periphery of the shaft portion, and the protective member includes a second threaded portion screwed to the first threaded portion on an inner periphery of the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Fujie, Takeshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 12618522
    Abstract: A feedthrough for use with a pressure vessel is presented. In some embodiments, the feedthrough is formed with an insulator portion with insulator threads that mate with threads of a body portion. In some embodiments, the threads can be rounded or square threads. In some embodiments, the insulator portion includes a through hole and a fill structure. The fill structure can include a fill-tube that can be used to communicate with the pressure vessel where the body portion is attached. In some embodiments, the insulator portion can include additional through-holes to receive one or more conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: EnerVenue Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nelson Dichter
  • Patent number: 12618526
    Abstract: Nozzle for cylinders containing a high-pressure fluid, including: a lower body designed to be applied stably to the mouth of the cylinder; an intermediate component, housed rotatably in a seat of the lower body and designed to accommodate an accessory, such as a fluid dispensing tap, a valve, or other; and an upper ring nut element designed to engage with the lower body to lock stably in position the intermediate component, with the accessory oriented in the required direction with respect to the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Inventor: Giovanni Artusi
  • Patent number: 12618516
    Abstract: To provide a tank capable of reducing a fiber bundle amount while ensuring strength. A tank having a tank body portion capable of filling a gas therein, the tank body portion comprising: a liner having a hollow cylindrical shape; and a fiber bundle layer covering an outer surface of the liner, wherein the fiber bundle layer has an inner layer, an outer layer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, the end portion of the intermediate layer being located axially inwardly than the end portion of the fiber bundle layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Kato