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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Applicant:
David W. Kwok, La Mirada, CA (US);
Inventor:
David W. Kwok, La Mirada, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/32 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel system for an aircraft is disclosed. The fuel system comprises a fuel tank and a fuel reformer for receiving fuel from the fuel tank. The system includes a hydrogen fuel cell array for receiving hydrogen from the fuel reformer. The system further includes mechanism for providing an inerting gas from the fuel system to the fuel tank.