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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2015
The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Aaron John Pedersen, North Charleston, SC (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A waste containment system for use with a waste management system, having a chute and a container, includes a sensor configured to determine a position of a chute top lid. The waste containment system also includes at least one pivoting mechanism operatively coupled to at least one flap of a container top lid. The pivoting mechanism is configured to move the at least one flap between an open position and a closed position. The waste containment system also includes a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and to the at least one pivoting mechanism. The controller is configured to control the pivoting mechanism based on the determined position of the chute top lid.