Patents by Inventor Ayodeji J. Avorinde

Ayodeji J. Avorinde has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pressure vessel with damage mitigating system
    Patent number: 5476189
    Abstract: A pressure vessel is disclosed for holding fluids and the like. The vessel includes an outer shell fabricated of a composite material. A damage mitigating material is integrated within the outer shell, with a major thickness of the shell being disposed inside the damage mitigating material and a minor thickness of the shell being disposed outside the damage mitigating material. The minor thickness of the shell and the damage mitigating material are physically alterable or deformable upon impact by a given exterior force which may be insufficient to affect the major thickness of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Inventors: Paul F. Duvall, Ayodeji J. Avorinde, Alvin R. Cederberg