User:Adam T. Letcher
From Bill Goodwine's Wiki
Contact
- Email: aletcher@nd.edu
Selected Patent
- Patent 4875508: Beverage Container for Use in Outer Space
- Date Issued: October 24th, 1989
- The idea behind this particular patent is to design a beverage container that can both function in zero-gravity environments as well as withstand the stresses during takeoff and landing. Since there is no gravity, there is no natural separation of liquids and gases in the container. The mechanics of the patented design use both an elastic bag inside the container that contracts and forces the beverage out of the container, and also a flexible bag that is surrounded by a compressible gas. The patent and design drawings can be found here [1] via Google Patents.
- This patent interested because I am interested in the complications that zero gravity environments have on even the simplest things, such as the fluid mechanics we take for granted in drinking a beverage.
