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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Charles Steven Meis, Renton, WA (US);
David John Shaw, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 3/06 (2006.01); A62C 3/08 (2006.01); A62C 37/36 (2006.01); A62C 35/08 (2006.01); A62C 35/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 3/08 (2013.01); A62C 35/08 (2013.01); A62C 37/36 (2013.01); A62C 35/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft comprises a fuselage having a compartment, and a fire suppression system for delivering fire suppressant to the compartment. The system includes at least one suppressant concentration sensor located in the compartment, a valve for regulating flow of the fire suppressant to the compartment, and a controller, responsive to the sensor, for controlling the valve to maintain fire suppressant concentration within the compartment at a target concentration.