Patents by Inventor Hugh L. Horstman

Hugh L. Horstman 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).

  • Storage vessel for compressed fluids
    Patent number: 9981461
    Abstract: A vessel for storing pressurized gas. The storage vessel may be manufactured in a variety of predetermined shapes. Plural frame members are interconnected with each other, collectively forming a lattice frame. A network of internal supports is disposed within the interior of the lattice frame, the internal supports being made of a carbon-reinforced composite material. The storage vessel has an outer shell made up of layers of carbon-reinforced composite material sheets enveloping the exterior of the lattice frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: CNG Storage Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Hugh L. Horstman
  • Storage vessel for compressed fluids
    Patent number: 8844760
    Abstract: A vessel for storing pressurized gas. The storage vessel may be manufactured in a variety of predetermined shapes. Plural frame members are interconnected with each other, collectively forming a lattice frame. A network of internal supports is disposed within the interior of the lattice frame, the internal supports being made of a carbon-reinforced composite material. The storage vessel has an outer shell made up of layers of carbon-reinforced composite material sheets enveloping the exterior of the lattice frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: CNG Storage Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Hugh L. Horstman
  • STORAGE VESSEL FOR COMPRESSED FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20140042173
    Abstract: A vessel for storing pressurized gas. The storage vessel may be manufactured in a variety of predetermined shapes. Plural frame members are interconnected with each other, collectively forming a lattice frame. A network of internal supports is disposed within the interior of the lattice frame, the internal supports being made of a carbon-reinforced composite material. The storage vessel has an outer shell made up of layers of carbon-reinforced composite material sheets enveloping the exterior of the lattice frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: CNG Storage Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Hugh L. Horstman