Patent · US Expired

Automobile fuel tank

US6863941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 2003
Grant dateMar 8, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31855
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automobile fuel tank comprising at least two components which have been joined together to form a tank having a wall defining a fuel chamber, at least one of the components being injection moulded and defining a part of the wall and composed of a polyethylene having a density of from 0.930 to 0.955 g/cm3, a dispersion index D of from 2 to 3 and a melt index MI2 of from 0.2 to 2 g/10 min.

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