US 12,358,628 B2
Dehumidifier quilt systems and methods
Pamela Monttserrat Lopez Simental, Chula Vista, CA (US); Isabel Cole, San Diego, CA (US); Steven Kestler, San Diego, CA (US); and Maxwell Robertson, El Cajon, CA (US)
Assigned to ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,852.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322392 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 13/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B01D 53/30 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 13/06 (2013.01) [B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01D 53/30 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0662 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for dehumidifying a perforated acoustic skin, the method comprising:
disposing a sheet of material over the perforated acoustic skin, the perforated acoustic skin comprising a plurality of perforations in fluid communication with a core of the perforated acoustic skin;
sealing a periphery of the sheet of material to the perforated acoustic skin to form a cavity between the sheet of material and the perforated acoustic skin;
disposing a dehumidifier in fluid communication with the cavity, the dehumidifier comprises at least one of a refrigeration dehumidifier or an absorption/adsorption dehumidifier;
activating the dehumidifier to remove moist air from the core; and
removing the sheet of material from the perforated acoustic skin before a subsequent flight of an aircraft upon which the perforated acoustic skin is located.