Contamination limiter for reducing outgassed volatile condensable materials from external sensitive optical and thermal surfaces of a spacecraft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11684887
APP PUB NO 20200122079A1
SERIAL NO

16165752

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One embodiment includes a contamination limiter for a spacecraft. The contamination limiter includes a body having an interior. An inlet is fluidly coupled to the interior of the body. A collector plate is positioned within the interior of the body. A UV light source is directed at a surface of the collector plate. An exterior vent is fluidly coupled to the interior of the body. A volatile condensable material from the spacecraft is photofixed by the UV light exposure to the collector plate prior to venting through an exterior vent to an exterior of the spacecraft.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lontoc, Eleazar P Irvine, US 1 0
Pang, Anthony Culver City, US 4 33
Xie, Julie Redondo Beach, US 1 0

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