Use of biological sample representative of a passenger cabin on an aircraft to identify all known microorganisms and non-described emerging pathogens
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsArnau Castillo Gonzalez, Antonio Martinez Murcia
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Abstract
A method for collecting and testing particulates from aircraft air is disclosed. The method includes capturing particulates in at least one of an outlet flow path or a recirculation flow path with a collector over a period of time, removing the collector from at least one of the outlet flow path or the recirculation flow path for testing, concentrating the collected sample, conducting a test on at least one particulate captured in the collector, relaying a result of the test to a central data center to store the results, and identifying a previously non-described emerging pathogens within the results.
Claims15
A system for monitoring aircraft air comprising:
- a collector for collecting particulate samples positioned within at least one of an outlet flow path or a recirculation flow path, the collector comprising:
- a test vial and a reagent disposed within the test vial,
- an adaptor configured to be accessible from within an aircraft cabin and configured to extend at least partially into the outflow path, and
- a local filter material disposed within the adaptor, wherein the local filter material is configured to direct the particulate samples to the test vial for mixing with the reagent;
- at least one of an outflow valve positioned in the outlet flow path downstream from the collector or a HEPA filter positioned in the recirculation flow path downstream from the collector;
- and
- a storage unit or database for storing collected samples or analyzed sample materials of previously non-described emerging pathogens within the collected particulate samples.
A method for collecting particulates from aircraft air comprising:
- capturing particulates with an aircraft cabin air with a collector for a period of time, the collector comprising:
- a test vial and a reagent disposed within the test vial,
- an adaptor configured to be accessible from within an aircraft cabin and configured to extend at least partially into the outflow path, and
- a local filter material disposed within the adaptor, wherein the local filter material is configured to direct the particulate samples to the test vial for mixing with the reagent;
- removing the collector from for testing;
- conducting a test on at least one particulate captured in the collector;
- relaying a result of the test to a central data center to store the results;
- and
- identifying all previously known pathogens and non-described emerging microorganisms within the results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.