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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jayant V. Deshpande, Chandler, AZ (US);
Wilfred Ray McBurnett, III, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 25/14 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 25/14 (2013.01); F17C 1/00 (2013.01); F17C 13/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0396 (2015.04); Y10T 137/3662 (2015.04);
Abstract
A system and method for inflating an inflatable device is disclosed. The system includes an inflation cylinder configured to hold a gas mixture under pressure, a heating element configured to selectively heat the gas mixture and a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the gas mixture. A control module is coupled to the heating element and the temperature sensor. The the control module controls heating of the gas mixture based on the measured temperature, a mass of the gas mixture and a volume of the inflation cylinder.