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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicant:
William C. Sanford, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Inventor:
William C. Sanford, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B64D 37/32 (2006.01); B65D 90/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oxygen exchange manifold converts oxygenate air into an oxygen depleted air stream for use in inerting an otherwise flammable environment. A system including the oxygen exchange manifold may be utilized to inert fuel tanks of an aircraft or another environment. Methods of inerting such environments are also disclosed.