CA2433150C - Oxygen/inert gas generator - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2433150C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: oxygen; obogs; air stream; air; inert gas
Prior art date: 2002-06-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA2433150A

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CA2433150A1 (en

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Victor P. Crome

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Mission Systems Davenport Inc

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Carleton Life Support Systems Inc

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2002-06-25

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2003-06-23

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2011-08-09

2003-06-19 Priority claimed from US10/464,498 external-priority patent/US6997970B2/en

2003-06-23 Application filed by Carleton Life Support Systems Inc filed Critical Carleton Life Support Systems Inc

2003-12-25 Publication of CA2433150A1 publication Critical patent/CA2433150A1/en

2011-08-09 Application granted granted Critical

2011-08-09 Publication of CA2433150C publication Critical patent/CA2433150C/en

2023-06-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 129
239000001301 oxygen Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 129
229910052760 oxygen Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 129
239000011261 inert gas Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 44
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IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 57
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229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 28
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MYMOFIZGZYHOMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Dioxygen Chemical compound O=O MYMOFIZGZYHOMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 8
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UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon monoxide Chemical compound [O+]#[C-] UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
- B64D37/32—Safety measures not otherwise provided for, e.g. preventing explosive conditions
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D25/00—Emergency apparatus or devices, not otherwise provided for
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
- Y02T50/40—Weight reduction

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
Emergency Management (AREA)
Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
Separation Of Gases By Adsorption (AREA)
Oxygen, Ozone, And Oxides In General (AREA)
Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

CA2433150A 2002-06-25 2003-06-23 Oxygen/inert gas generator Expired - Lifetime CA2433150C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US39108602P	2002-06-25	2002-06-25
US60/391,086		2002-06-25
US10/464,498		2003-06-19
US10/464,498 US6997970B2 (en)	2002-06-25	2003-06-19	Oxygen/inert gas generator

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CA2433150A1 CA2433150A1 (en)	2003-12-25
CA2433150C true CA2433150C (en)	2011-08-09

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JP (1)	JP4345917B2 (ja)
CA (1)	CA2433150C (ja)

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- 2003-06-23 CA CA2433150A patent/CA2433150C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-06-24 JP JP2003179757A patent/JP4345917B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime

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