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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:
Feb. 18, 2014

Filed:

May. 06, 2010
Applicants:

Timothy M. Jones, Lake Stevens, WA (US);

Russell W. Keck, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Timothy M. Jones, Lake Stevens, WA (US);

Russell W. Keck, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for privately transferring filtered air through a partition of a compartment in an aircraft cabin to equalize a pressure difference between the inside and outside the compartment via a vent assembly comprising two substantially structurally identical vent halves joining together in a locking manner through a vent opening in the partition. Each vent half comprising integrally molded rim, frame, plurality of louvers fixed within the frame, latch, keeper, guide prong, and a installation index key; plastic injection molded from high strength unreinforced polycarbonate.


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