US 12,156,951 B2
System and method for disinfecting fuel tanks
Murat Saylik, Oklahoma City, OK (US); and Joseph Andrew Bolton, Dubuque, IA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/879,211.
Prior Publication US 2021/0361790 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel tank disinfection system, comprising:
a fuel tank disposed within a craft to store and supply fuel to the craft;
one or more water collecting areas comprising low spots in the fuel tank where water can collect underneath fuel contained within the fuel tank;
one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters disposed within the fuel tank to irradiate the one or more water collecting areas with UV light and deliver an effective amount of UV radiation to disinfect the one or more water collecting areas; and
one or more UV light sensors disposed within the fuel tank and in proximity to the one or more water collecting areas to measure the UV light irradiated on the one or more water collecting areas.