The Boeing Company

Randall Wayne Watkins

Gregory Harris Smith

Fernando C Teran

Julio C Martinez

B Wayne Pauley

Son T Vo

Romy Andrade Reyes

William L Moon

Romeo Andrade Reyes

Method and apparatus for controlling pressure in a pressure vessel. A plurality of valves between a pressure source and a pressure vessel can be selectively opened or turned off, singularly or in combinations, to control pressure in the pressure vessel. A maximum pressure threshold and a minimum pressure threshold can be established based on operating considerations of the pressure vessel. One or more of the valves can be turned on when the pressure in the pressure vessel reaches the minimum pressure threshold. One or more of the valves can be turned off when the pressure in the pressure vessel reaches the maximum pressure threshold.

Valve controller for pressure stabilization

Technologies for sequentially initiating squibs in one or more release mechanisms in order to reduce delay between successive squibs are provided. A squib initiation sequencer is configured to initiate squibs of one or more release mechanisms in a pre-programmed sequence. The squib initiation sequencer is further configured to detect when the initiation of each squib in the sequence is complete, and immediately move to the next sequential step without waiting the entire maximum initiation time per the squib manufacturer's specifications.

Squib initiation sequencer

Growing community of inventors

Chino Hills, CA, United States of America

Randall Wayne Watkins