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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Blue Origin Manufacturing, Llc, Huntsville, AL (US);
Eric David Wetzel, Seattle, WA (US);
Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for customizable vacuum testing chambers. Outer shell segments are assembled to conform to and form a sealed enclosure about a test article having air therein. An interstitial region is defined between the test article and the shell segments. A porous support layer is located within the interstitial region. A vacuum pump evacuates air from within the interstitial region to vacuum test the article. Sensors detect leaks within the interstitial region. Zonal barriers may fluidly isolate zones of the interstitial region for locating leaks. The shell segments may be disassembled and the test article removed. The shell segments may be reused for testing other test articles having different shapes and sizes.