Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for leak detection
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Application No.: US15941507Application Date: 2018-03-30
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Publication No.: US10782203B2Publication Date: 2020-09-22
- Inventor: Gregory Andrew Pillar
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: G01M3/20
- IPC: G01M3/20 ; B64D37/06 ; B64D37/32

Abstract:
A method of detecting a leak source within a tank includes coupling a first seal member to an external surface of the tank around an external leak location and coupling a second seal member to the external surface around a perimeter of the first seal member to define a gap between the first seal member and the second seal member. The method also includes coupling a sealing membrane to the first and second seal members such that a first cavity is at least partially defined within the perimeter of the first seal member and such that a second cavity is at least partially defined between the first seal member and the second seal member. The gap at least partially defines the second cavity. The method further includes applying a vacuum to the second cavity and injecting a detectable gas into the first cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190301966A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LEAK DETECTION Public/Granted day:2019-10-03
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