Durable airship hull and in situ airship hull repair

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10450047
APP PUB NO 20160368582A1
SERIAL NO

15252161

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A method of repairing an airship hull of an airship during flight and while the airship is untethered from the ground comprises detecting a breach in a gas barrier bordering an interior volume of the airship, the airship containing a lifting gas wherein the hull of the airship comprises an electrically conductive material and wherein the breach in the gas barrier is detected by detecting changes in an electrical conductivity of the electrically conductive material.

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STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIPS LLCHOOD RIVER OREGON 97031

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Heppe, Stephen B Hood River, US 28 673

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