Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Diverse fluid containing pressure filling systems involving... – Gas treatment
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-26
2006-12-26
Douglas, Steven O. (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Diverse fluid containing pressure filling systems involving...
Gas treatment
C141S066000, C141S094000, C141S082000, C244S13500B
Reexamination Certificate
active
07152635
ABSTRACT:
An inerting system (10) for an aircraft (12) includes one or more fuel tank circuits (15) associated with fuel tanks (16). An air source (17) supplies pressurized air. A heat exchanger (56) cools the pressurized air. An air separation module (46) is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger (56) and separates inerting gas from the pressurized air. A controller (40) controls flow of the inerting gas from the air separation module (46) to the fuel tanks (16).
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Adkins David A.
Boggs Royal E.
Graham Rodney N.
Grim Alan
Haack Greg A.
Douglas Steven O.
Ostrager Chong & Flaherty & Broitman P.C.
The Boeing Company
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