Patents by Inventor Hal Tucker

Hal Tucker 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).

  • Low-Permeation Flexible Fuel Hose
    Publication number: 20090123683
    Abstract: A flexible hose having a non-fluorinated rubber inner tube, a non-fluorinated rubber outer cover, an intermediate barrier layer consisting essentially of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) having an ethylene content less than 30 mole %, and preferably a textile reinforcement between said barrier layer and said outer cover. A non-fluorinated rubber tie layer may be included between the barrier and the reinforcement. Permeability to ethanol- and methanol-containing fuels is very low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Lance D. Miller, Dana S. Stripe, Hal Tucker