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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Applicant:
David Scott Krug, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventor:
David Scott Krug, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/02 (2006.01); B65D 90/22 (2006.01); F16K 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus comprising a tube, an opening in the tube, and a valve associated with the opening. The tube is configured to carry an inert gas in a fuel tank. The valve is configured to control an amount of the inert gas that exits the opening based on a level of fuel relative to the opening.