Oxygen conservation system for commercial aircraft
US8176917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2231/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An emergency oxygen supply system for use on aircraft in the event of a loss in cabin pressure is configured for delivering allotments of oxygen and timing the delivery such allotments to each passenger so as maximize the efficiency of the transfer of such oxygen into the passenger's bloodstream. The delivery of each allotment is selected so that the entire allotment is available for inhalation into the region of the lung most efficient at oxygen transfer while the volume of the allotment is selected to substantially coincide with the volume of such region of the lung.
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