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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
James Hibbert Oates, Gilroy, CA (US);
Alan Wayne Fanning, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Douglas Frew, Fremond, CA (US);
Bruce Peter Matthew Kobel, Selden, NY (US);
Imad Ahmad Baghdadi, Ellington, CT (US);
James Hibbert Oates, Gilroy, CA (US);
Alan Wayne Fanning, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Douglas Frew, Fremond, CA (US);
Bruce Peter Matthew Kobel, Selden, NY (US);
Imad Ahmad Baghdadi, Ellington, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A flooring system for intercepting debris including at least a plurality of floor tiles with a perforated top surface providing on a top of the plurality of tube frames for intercepting the debris. Each plurality of floor tiles may include a plurality of tube frames in side by side relationship to form a distributed suction area for fluid entrance into tile interiors and for debris interception and capture. The tile interiors of the flooring system may also provide a distributed flow path for fluid flow to a transition plenum. The flooring system may also include a transition plenum for directing a flow path of the fluid from the tiles to a sump, wherein the pumps take suction.