Dri-eaz Products, Inc.

The Boeing Company

Nord-micro Ag & Co. Ohg

Richard A Black

Larry White

William Bruders

Brett Bartholmey

Ryan A Kulp

Kevin A Wolfe

Yeu-chuan Hsia

Herbert Louis Hoffman

Naval Kishore Agarwal

Wendell R Miller

Roy Hai-Tien Loh

Aaron Matthew Kiesser

F Wayne Hollatz

Robert J Devitis

Pat D Parkin

Frederick R Helms

Wen-Hwang Lin

Yeu-Chuan Hsia

Wayne F Hollatz

Steven R Overton

Martin Steinert

Mark L Sloan

Wolfgang Neise

Richard L Rosiello

Ulf Michel

Keith Hoffman

Frank Arnold

Pat Parkin

Surface dryers having uniform exit velocity profiles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. Surface dryers in accordance with certain embodiments include a housing, a gas driver positioned in the housing, an inlet aperture formed in the housing and positioned upstream of the gas driver, and a nozzle carried by the housing and positioned downstream of the gas driver. The nozzle can have an indentation forming a convergent portion positioned to accelerate the flow of air and a divergent portion positioned to decelerate the flow of air.

Surface dryers producing uniform exit velocity profiles, and associated systems and methods

Air dryer

Dehumidifiers with improved airflow and fluid management features are disclosed herein. A dehumidifier configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a housing, a moisture removal component, and an airflow director. The housing at least partially defines an airflow path extending therethrough. The moisture removal component is positioned within the housing along a portion of the airflow path, and the airflow path enters the moisture removal component in a first direction. The airflow director adjacent to the moisture removal component extends in a plane that is generally parallel to the first direction.

Dehumidifiers with improved fluid management and associated methods of use and manufacture

Compact dehumidifier

Dehumidifiers having improved heat exchange blocks and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed. A heat exchange system in accordance with a particular embodiment can include a plurality of elements with a plurality of airflow channels. A plurality of peripheral spacers are positioned toward edges of neighboring elements and extend in a first direction. A first airflow path extends in the first direction, and is at least partially defined by the corresponding elements and the peripheral spacers. A second airflow path is defined by the airflow channels and extends in a second direction, and an airflow blocker is positioned at a corner portion of the elements to prevent fluid communication between the first and the second airflow paths at the elements. In certain embodiments, the heat exchange system can further include a dehumidifier having an evaporator positioned between the first and second airflow paths.

Dehumidifiers having improved heat exchange blocks and associated methods of use and manufacture

Extractor housing

Dehumidifier housing

A valve is provided for controlling a flow of a fluid between a first environment and a second environment. The valve includes a frame adapted to fit within a perimeter of an aperture in a divider separating the first environment from the second environment. The valve additionally includes a first gate movable within the frame to control a flow of the fluid through the aperture between the first environment and the second environment. The first gate includes a substantially aerodynamically clean surface substantially free from protrusions disrupting the flow of the fluid over the first gate surface. Additionally, the first gate includes a trailing edge having a baffle adapted to cover an aft edge of the frame when the first gate is positioned to have a small opening angle. The baffle includes a plurality of 3-D notches in a front side of the baffle. The valve further includes a second gate movable within the frame to control a flow of the fluid through the aperture between the first environment and the second environment. The second gate also includes a substantially aerodynamically clean surface substantially free from protrusions disrupting the flow of the fluid over the second gate surface. Additionally, the second gate includes a trailing edge comprising a plurality of 3-D notches in a front side of the trailing edge.

Fluid control valve

A valve for controlling a flow of a fluid between a first environment to a second environment is provided. The valve includes a frame that fits within an aperture in a divider separating the first environment from the second environment. Additionally, the valve includes at least one gate mounted and movable within the frame to control a flow of the fluid between the first environment and the second environment through the aperture. The gate includes a surface, wherein at least one portion of the surface includes a rough texture. The rough texture reduces coherent vortex shedding of the fluid as the fluid passes over the gate surface.

A system and method for generating air flight data for an aircraft includes a network of substantially flush-mounted sensor modules which generate flow rate information and/or static pressure information for the many of the aircraft's aerodynamic surfaces, preferably near the respective leading edges of the aerodynamic surfaces. The generated flow rate information and static pressure information are collected by a remotely-located controller. A processor calculates desired air flight data, including airspeed, aircraft altitude and airframe attitude information, based on the collected flow rate information and the static pressure information. Preferably, the processor selectively weights flow rate and static pressure information when calculating the desired air flight data such that flow rate information predominates at relatively low airspeeds and pressure information predominates at relatively higher airspeeds.

System and method for generating aircraft flight data using a flush-mounted air data system

A cooling system (18) for supplying an even distribution of cooling air within a payload chamber (14) of a launch vehicle is disclosed. The cooling system (18) includes an elongate duct (20), a diverter (22), and a plurality of partitions (24a, 24b, 24c . . . ). The diverter (22) is attached to a distal end (21) of the elongate duct (20) by the plurality of partitions (24a, 24b, 24c . . . ). A turning vane (26) integral with two of the plurality of partitions (24a, 24b, 24c . . . ) extends into the elongate duct (20) dividing part of the elongate duct (20) into two separate halves. Cooling air passes through the elongate duct (20) and strikes the diverter (22) which evenly distributes the cooling air within the payload chamber (14) of the launch vehicle.

Payload chamber cooling system

Oxygen mask

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Bellingham, WA, United States of America

Richard A Black