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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Christopher Heath, North Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/14 (2006.01); B65D 90/34 (2006.01); B64D 37/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/45 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/34 (2013.01); B64D 37/005 (2013.01); B64F 5/45 (2017.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling an environment within a fuel tank is provided. The system includes a conduit with a plurality of vents, wherein the conduit defines a path through the fuel tank, and wherein the conduit is configured to direct a flow of air along the path and out the plurality of vents.