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BELWITH PRODUCTS LLC	3100 BROADWAY SW GRANDVILLE MI 49418

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Mattson, Deborah	Plainwell, MI	52	474
# of filed Patents : 52 Total Citations : 474
Watt, Doyle	Grand Rapids, MI	10	71
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 71

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US Patent No: 9908608

Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms

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Abstract

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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.

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