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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Joseph M. Bennett, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Inventor:
Joseph M. Bennett, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/10 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A platform, housing, conduit, exhaust duct or other structural element that encloses or supports a hot operating engine or other machinery is described wherein a pattern of micro-cavities is defined on the outer surface of the structure for mitigating ignition of a flammable liquid that comes into contact with the structure, the micro-cavities being sized to minimize seepage into the cavities of the liquid because of its surface tension, thereby preventing wetting of the interior of the cavities by the liquid.