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Self-forming fuel tank sealant system

  • US 10,422,428 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2015
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sealed structure comprising:

  • a first part of the structure;

    a second part of the structure;

    the first part of the structure and the second part of the structure are connected and are held together;

    a first surface area on the structure, the first surface area having a high surface energy;

    the first part of the structure and the second part of the structure are connected and are held together in the first surface area on the structure;

    a second surface area on the structure, the second surface area having a low surface energy, the low surface energy being less than the high surface energy; and

    ,a sealant on the first surface area on the structure, the sealant being substantially absent from the second surface area on the structure, and the sealant having an exposed fillet shaped meniscus surface between the first surface area and the second surface area on the structure.

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