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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2016
Jeffrey Garfinkle, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Charles Michael Flowe, Orange Beach, AL (US);
Jeffrey Garfinkle, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Charles Michael Flowe, Orange Beach, AL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising an inert gas generator having an outlet and an inlet, and a secure enclosure having an outlet and an inlet. The outlet of the secure enclosure is connected to the inlet of the inert gas generator and the secure enclosure supplies inert gas enriched air having a first oxygen content percentage from the outlet of the secure enclosure to the inlet of the inert gas generator. The inert gas generator is configured to operate on the inert gas enriched air having a first oxygen content percentage to form inert gas enriched air having a second oxygen content percentage, wherein the second oxygen content percentage is substantially lower than the first oxygen content percentage. The inert gas generator may be a membrane inert gas generator. The inert gas generator may be a pressure swing adsorption inert gas generator. The inert gas may be nitrogen.