ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,836, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Verne Inc. (San Francisco).

"Composite-overwrapped pressure vessel system" was invented by Kaushik Mallick (San Francisco) and David E. Jaramillo (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pressure vessel system can include a pressure vessel and an optional jacket. However, the system 100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The pressure vessel can include a liner, an optional composite overwrap, and/or any other suitable components. For example, the pressure vessel can be a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) with a metallic liner (e.g.,...