Vessel insulation assembly

US9783324B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Jonathan D. Embler · Tustin, US
• Timothy L. Gaynor, III · Cypress, US
• Christopher S. Roper · Oak Park, US
• Tobias A. Schaedler · Oak Park, US
• Jeffrey Dale Fukushima · Mission Viejo, US
• Michael Leslie Hand · Tecate Mission Road, US
• Keith Y. Chong · Tecate Mission Road, US
• Randall Schubert · Santa Monica, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 15, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2605/18
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A vessel includes a vessel wall and an insulation assembly coupled to the vessel wall. The insulation assembly includes a stochastic foam material and a microtruss structure encased within the foam material. The microtruss structure includes a plurality of truss members interconnected at a plurality of nodes. Each truss member is in contact with the foam material such that the microtruss structure provides a structural core for the foam material.