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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher S. Roper, Oak Park, CA (US);
John Rubrecht Lowell, Fairfax, VA (US);
Eddie Kwon, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Scott Damazo, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric C. Clough, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Zak C. Eckel, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Sloan Patrick Smith, Moorpark, CA (US);
Randall Schubert, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Geoffrey P. McKnight, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jacob J. Mikulsky, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Sophia Shu Yang, Seattle, WA (US);
Joanna Kolodziejska, Arcadia, CA (US);
Michael Scott Cameron, Long Beach, CA (US);
Blaine Knight Rawdon, San Pedro, CA (US);
Darrin M. Hansen, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Ignition-quenching systems comprise an ignition-quenching cover configured to quench an ignition event in a combustible environment triggered by an ignition source associated with a fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover comprises a porous body that is gas permeable and that has pores sized to quench ignition in the combustible environment. The ignition-quenching cover further comprises a cover attachment feature configured to mate with a fastener attachment feature of the fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover is configured to cover the fastener stack, which may be associated with a potential ignition source that produces an ignition event in the combustible environment. The porous body may include one or more porous elements that may be formed of various polymeric, mesh, or fabric materials. The ignition-quenching cover may comprise a non-porous frame that is bonded to the porous body and that defines the cover attachment feature.