Airline door retractable wave fence with steps for evacuation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9902485
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14311105

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Systems, methods, and apparatus for permitting evacuation of an aircraft following a water landing are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves deploying, an evacuation unit, from inside a storage housing located proximate a door of the aircraft. In one or more embodiments, the evacuation unit comprises at least one step and a wave fence. In at least one embodiment, when the evacuation unit is fully deployed, at least a portion of the wave fence is in water-tight contact with at least a portion of a frame of the door such that water flow into the aircraft is prevented and/or inhibited.

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THE BOEING COMPANY929 LONG BRIDGE DRIVE ARLINGTON VA 22202

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barmichev, Sergey Chicago, US 17 102
Eckert, David Chicago, US 10 254
Sankrithi, Mithra Chicago, US 14 121

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