Patents
US 12636948 B1: Tear resistant fuel cells for aircraft
- Granted
- 2026-05-26
- Filed
- 2025-02-13 application 19053169
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A fuel cell for an aircraft includes a textile substrate having a plurality of unidirectional textile plies that are bonded together. An outer shell layer is positioned exteriorly of the textile substrate. The plurality of unidirectional textile plies includes first and second ripstop plies each having a yarn coupled thereto in a ripstop pattern. The ripstop pattern of the first ripstop ply has an off-axis orientation relative to the ripstop pattern of the second ripstop ply.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 (ipgb20260526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Technologies, LLC 18 patents | US company or organization | Coventry, RI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Allen Pettey | Portsmouth, RI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | ||
| Edmund Francis Bard | Cumberland, RI | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K15/03 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
| B64D | Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraft | B64D27/31 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
| B60L | Propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles ; supplying electric power for auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles ; electrodynamic brake systems for vehicles in general ; magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles; monitoring operating variables of electrically-propelled vehicles; electric safety devices for electrically-propelled vehicles | B60L2200/10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETTEY, DAVID ALLEN signed 2025-02-12 BARD, EDMUND FRANCIS signed 2025-02-11 | RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC COVENTRY, RI | 70234/597 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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