US 9,632,503 B2
Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platformsGeneral
US 9,632,503 B2
Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Tan Q Nguyen
Art Unit:
3661 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
Inventors:
Gerald M. KNOBLACH; Eric A. FRISCHE; Bruce Alan BARKLEY
Assignee:
Priority:
04/18/01
Filed:
12/01/16
Granted:
04/25/17
Expiration:
06/02/25
Abstract
Innovative new systems and method of operating the systems, wherein the system comprises an airborne platform comprising an unmanned balloon; a payload that is separate from the unmanned balloon; a transceiver; first and second flight termination devices; at least two separate power sources for the first and second flight termination devices; a sensor; a processor; a pump; a valve; and a tether that when broken separates the unmanned balloon and the payload, are disclosed herein.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04W4/023H04B7/18576H04WB64U2201/104B64B1/70B64UC01B3/065C01BG07C5/0808G07CG05D1/0055G05DY02E60/36Y02E