ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,888, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. (Aurora, Canada).
"Non-circular pressure vessel" was invented by James McBride (Troy, Mich.) and William Perry (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reservoir assembly includes one or more pressure vessels each having a non-circular cross-sectional shape including a rounded rectangle having four generally flat sides with rounded corners. The pressure vessels may be formed of extruded metal, such as aluminum, and have a generally constant cross-section. The pressure vessels include stiffening ribs and varying wall thicknesses to improve strength and to minimize ...