Anti-tilt assembly for balloons

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10793246
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15827138

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Aspects of the disclosure provide anti-tilt assemblies for reducing the strain of an air ballast when used to change the direction of a high altitude balloon. For instance, in one example, a balloon includes a balloon envelope having an air ballast and a plurality of support tendons and a payload assembly. The balloon also includes an anti-tilt assembly arranged between the balloon envelope and the payload assembly. The anti-tilt assembly includes a support structure having a plurality of line connections arranged at a top end of the support structure and a connection member at a bottom end of the support structure. The connection member is attached to the payload assembly. The anti-tilt assembly also includes a plurality of support lines connected at to one of the support tendons and to the connection member. In addition, each support line is arranged to pass through a corresponding one of the line connections.

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  • LOON LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cromie, John Menlo Park, US 19 29
Ravi, Gopal San Jose, US 2 5

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