US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on April 29 for "Pressure vessel, pressure vessel system, and motor vehicle having fuel rail" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,066, issued on April 29, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Pressure vessel, pressure vessel system, and motor vehicle having fuel rail" was invented by Peter Bartl (Munich), Timo Gutmann (Bad Kohlgrub, Germany) and Klaus Szoucsek (Zirndorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure vessel for storing may have a connection piece for forming a fluid connection between the fuel storage volume V of the pressure vessel and an energy converter of a motor vehicle. At least part of the connection piece may extend out of the pressure vessel. An outer surface of the connection piece may have a sealing face and a cur...