Patents
US 11993355 B2: Structures and methods for mitigating implosion pressure spikes
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2021-11-01 application 17515933
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Structures designed to mitigate implosion pressure spikes through the use of an external sacrificial confining structure. Such improved structures can, in some embodiments, completely surround the existing structures that are at a high risk of imploding. The improved structures can slow the rate at which the surrounding fluid media volume is consumed by providing resistance to flow into the enclosure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees 40 patents | US company or organization | Kingston, RI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Fontaine | Smithfield, RI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arun Shukla | Wakefield, RI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B63G | Offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels; mine-laying; mine-sweeping; submarines; aircraft carriers | B63G8/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B63B | Ships or other waterborne vessels; equipment for shipping | B63B3/13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SHUKLA, ARUN signed 2020-11-05 FONTAINE, DILLON signed 2020-11-09 | UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF TRUSTEES KINGSTON, RI | 57982/302 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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