The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2021
Applicant:

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Sean C. Emerson, Broad Brook, CT (US);

Peter A T Cocks, South Glastonbury, CT (US);

Lance L. Smith, West Hartford, CT (US);

Eric Surawski, Hebron, CT (US);

Assignee:

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B01J 19/0006 (2013.01); B01J 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Fuel tank inerting systems for aircraft are provided. The systems include a fuel tank, a catalytic reactor arranged to receive a first reactant from a first reactant source and a second reactant from a second reactant source to generate an inert gas that is supplied to the fuel tank to fill an ullage space of the fuel tank, a heat exchanger arranged between the catalytic reactor and the fuel tank and configured to at least one of cool and condense an output from the catalytic reactor to separate out the inert gas, and a controller configured to perform a light-off operation of the catalytic reactor by controlling at least one light-off parameter and, after light-off occurs, adjusting the at least one light-off parameter to an operating level, wherein the at least one light-off parameter comprises a temperature of the catalytic reactor.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Emerson, Sean. (2023). Catalytic fuel tank inerting apparatus for aircraft (U.S. Patent No. 11745892). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11745892

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…