US 12,455,044 B2
Apparatus and methodology for the onsite autonomous manufacturing and placement of a coiled, cannular intelligent composite structure for the high volume, localized and resilient storage of hydrogen and other gaseous and liquid media
Kent Weisenberg, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to BRAINDRIP, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by BrainDrip LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/743,142.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412511 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B29C 70/70 (2006.01); F17C 1/16 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01); G01M 3/22 (2006.01)
CPC F17C 1/16 (2013.01) [B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29C 70/70 (2013.01); F17C 13/02 (2013.01); G01M 3/227 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0147 (2013.01); F17C 2203/011 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0624 (2013.01); F17C 2203/066 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0323 (2013.01); F17C 2209/2163 (2013.01); F17C 2209/232 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0147 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An innervated tubular composite (“ITC”), comprising one or more assemblies of concentric tubes, wherein each assembly of concentric tubes comprises, from innermost surface to outermost surface:
a sealing layer having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction,
an axial reinforcement layer having a plurality of longitudinally extending filaments, wherein the axial reinforcement layer is disposed around the sealing layer in a manner wherein the longitudinally extending filaments are oriented in and extend longitudinally along the axial direction for imparting axial reinforcement to the tubular assembly,
one or more hoop reinforcement layers disposed around the axial reinforcement layer to provide resistance to hoop stresses in the tubular assembly, and
a protective layer;
wherein:
at least one of the layers in the one or more assemblies of concentric tubes is intrinsically curved; and
the innervated tubular composite forms a coiled tube structure having one or more loops.