Patrick F Baker

US Patent:

D2939754, Feb 2, 1988

Filed:

Jun 24, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/747816

Inventors:

Patrick O. Baker - Westminster CA

US Classification:

D 3 18

US Patent:

D2939746, Feb 2, 1988

Filed:

Jun 24, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/747815

Inventors:

Patrick O. Baker - Westminster CA

US Classification:

D 3 18

US Patent:

D2939738, Feb 2, 1988

Filed:

Jun 24, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/747814

Inventors:

Patrick O. Baker - Westminster CA

US Classification:

D 3 18

US Patent:

D2939720, Feb 2, 1988

Filed:

Jun 24, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/747568

Inventors:

Patrick O. Baker - Westminster CA

US Classification:

D 3 18

US Patent:

20210370111, Dec 2, 2021

Filed:

Jun 2, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/890963

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Douglas E. Ferguson - Cypress CA, US
Patrick Thomas Baker - Everett WA, US
George A. McEachen - Mukilteo WA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A62C 3/08
A62C 37/38
A62C 35/13
A62C 35/02
A62C 35/68

Abstract:

Described herein are zonal fire suppression systems and methods of using such systems for suppressing fires in cargo aircraft. A system is configured to individually monitor the temperature in each of multiple cargo zones in the cargo area. The system is also configured to selectively activate one or more of multiple zone distribution components to distribute a fire suppressant material, based at least on the temperature monitoring. The zonal approach to the temperature monitoring and to the fire suppressant material distribution allows reducing the fire suppressant material amount needed on the cargo aircraft, which, in turn, reduces the aircraft load. Furthermore, in some examples, the zonal approach eliminates unnecessary contact between the cargo (e.g., in the zones unaffected by fire) and the fire suppressant material. In some examples, this fire suppression involves depressurizing of the cargo area, in addition to or instead of the fire suppressant material distribution material.