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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
U.s.a., As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
William R. Doggett, Poquoson, VA (US);
Timothy S. Roach, Virgina Beach, VA (US);
Gerard D. Valle, Pearland, TX (US);
Molly M. Selig, League City, TX (US);
Winfred S. Kenner, Yorktown, VA (US);
Thomas C. Jones, Newport News, VA (US);
Judith J. Watson, Yorktown, VA (US);
Lynn M. Bowman, Chesapeake, VA (US);
Mary Jane E. O'Rourke, Seabrook, TX (US);
Bryan C. Yount, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alberto Makino, Standford, CA (US);
John T. Dorsey, Hampton, VA (US);
Russell W. Smith, Newport News, VA (US);
Clarence E. Stanfield, Hampton, VA (US);
Jasen L. Raboin, League City, TX (US);
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A deformable closure mechanism for an aperture that may include an aperture seal that has a seal seat between an internal support structure and an external support structure. A barrier structure may be configured to resealably close the aperture, and have a central membrane and a barrier sealed that is inflatable in order to engage the barrier structure with the aperture seal.