Superpressure balloon envelope cage structure and rigging technique

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9067666
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13941674

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A balloon apparatus is provided having (1) a cage structure that includes (a) a plurality of vertical tendons, where each of the vertical tendons includes a first end and second end, where the first ends of the vertical tendons are all connected to one another and where the second ends of the vertical tendons are all connected to one another and (b) one or more horizontal tendons, where each horizontal tendon is attached to each of the vertical tendons at a corresponding level of the cage structure and (2) a balloon envelope, where the balloon envelop is arranged inside the cage structure and inflatable within the cage structure.

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  • GOOGLE LLC;X DEVELOPMENT LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Desrochers, Pamela Mountain View, US 2 30
Roach, Kevin Mountain View, US 43 655

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