Water management system

US9783308B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9783308-B2
Application numberUS-201715434227-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 16, 2017
Priority dateJun 27, 2013
Publication dateOct 10, 2017
Grant dateOct 10, 2017

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Abstract

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Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.

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What is claimed is: 1. A water management system for use on-board an aircraft, comprising: (a) a water collection device comprising one or more areas for receiving moisture or water, the water collection device fluidly coupled to a source of vacuum; (b) a conduit between the water collection device and a removal location to which the moisture or water is to be removed, through which there is created a pressure differential to cause the moisture or water to be pulled into and thr…

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  • B64D13/06Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B64C1/067Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US9783308B2 cover?
Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mag Aerospace Ind Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64D13/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 10 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).