Superpressure balloon with ballonet cut from contiguous gores
US9463863B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H27/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A balloon including a balloon envelope formed with a plurality of adjacent envelope gores sealed together at respective edges of the envelope gores to form an envelope edge seam between each of the adjacent envelope gores, a ballonet positioned within the balloon envelope, the ballonet formed with a plurality of ballonet gores sealed together at their respective edges to form a ballonet edge seam between each of the adjacent ballonet gores, wherein each envelope gore is contiguous with a ballonet gore such that each envelope edge seam between adjacent envelope gores extends into a ballonet edge seam.
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