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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Gonzales, Ravensdale, WA (US);
Michael Strasik, Sammamish, WA (US);
John R. Hull, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2013.01); F16L 55/00 (2013.01); F16L 2201/30 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0441 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5762 (2015.04);
Abstract
Methods and systems for duct protection of a vehicle are provided. The methods and systems provided include an apparatus for directing flow discharged from a facture in a duct. The apparatus includes a ballistic containment layer, an air containment layer substantially surrounding the ballistic containment layer, and a vent defined in the ballistic containment layer and the air containment layer. The vent is configured to direct a flow discharged from the duct fracture.