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Oxygen conservation system for commercial aircraft

US8689790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2012
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2032

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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