Multi-stage cleaning of space suit
US11951516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G6/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system to perform multi-stage cleaning of material from a space suit worn by an astronaut in a deep space environment includes one or more discharge units installed external to an interior volume of a facility in the deep space environment. Each of the one or more discharge units releases one or more substances. The one or more substances includes water or air and the interior volume of the facility is defined by an interior hatch that is separated from an exterior hatch leading to the deep space environment by an airlock. One or more collection units installed external to the interior volume. Each collection unit traps released material that is released from a space suit based on the multi-stage cleaning to prevent the released material from entering the interior volume.
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