Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable geometry fuel sump pads
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Application No.: US16030352Application Date: 2018-07-09
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Publication No.: US10731639B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Robert S. Takacs , John S. Yerant
- Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B64D37/06
- IPC: B64D37/06 ; F04B43/00 ; F04B17/05

Abstract:
A fuel system for providing fuel to a downstream component includes a fuel tank container having a hollow interior for storing a volume of fuel and a fuel line fluidly coupling the hollow interior with the downstream component. A first end of the fuel line is arranged within the hollow interior such that a fuel pick-up location is defined between the first end of the fuel line and an adjacent surface of the fuel tank container. A sump pad is positioned within the hollow interior. The sump pad is transformable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration to direct fuel within the hollow interior toward the fuel pick-up location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200011319A1 VARIABLE GEOMETRY FUEL SUMP PADS Public/Granted day:2020-01-09
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