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Hydrocarbon vapor-impervious containers and process for producing them

US5567491A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 1995
Grant dateOct 22, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31757
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Containers, which are impervious to hydrocarbon vapors, in particular to fuel vapors, and comprise an outer shell of plastic material, which is coated with a polyamide layer at least on the surface in contact with the fuel. Said containers are used in the sector of the fuel industry, in particular in the automotive industry, as tanks for automobiles and motor vehicles.

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