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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Donald F. Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 15/00 (2006.01); B64D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 15/00 (2013.01); B64D 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for use in inducing rainfall is provided. The system includes an aircraft configured to travel through an ambient environment at a first temperature, and a precipitation system coupled to the aircraft. The precipitation system is configured to form a particle from a substance in the ambient environment, and is configured to discharge the particle at a second temperature lower than the first temperature such that moisture in the air condenses on the particle.