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| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
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| 161 | AUTONOMOUS SELF-POWERED AIRBORNE COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STATION, AND METHOD OF USING IT FOR DISPLAYING, BROADCASTING AND RELAYING DATA | US14430576 | 2013-09-27 | US20150248711A1 | 2015-09-03 | Sebastien Fournier; Jay Godsall |
| An airship or airborne station comprises a gas-containing envelope for containing a lifting gas, solar panels on the envelope for providing electric power to an energy storage system, and an external display screen powered by the energy storage system. This airship or airborne station enables novel methods of using the airship or airborne station to display digital content, to sell or auction ad space on the display screen to the highest bidder, to display information for events, crowds, rescue operations, or to interact digitally with a group of wireless communications devices. Furthermore, the airship or airborne station acts as a communication and media hub for uploading user-generated content, relaying communications from wireless devices, broadcasting content or interactive media. | ||||||
| 162 | APPARATUS FOR SERVICING A DETECTOR OF A FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM | US14193788 | 2014-02-28 | US20150246727A1 | 2015-09-03 | Stephen P. Masticola; Stavros Zavros; Leslie A. Field |
| An apparatus includes an aerial platform which is remotely controlled by an operator using a controller. The apparatus is used to service a detector of a fire safety system. The apparatus includes a frame having a gas canister and a gas delivery cup attached thereto, and a drone attached to the frame which is capable of flying the frame under remote control by the operator. A gripping mechanism for gripping a portion of a detector is provided for servicing the detector. | ||||||
| 163 | Portable unmanned airship for magnetic-force surveying and a magnetic-force surveying system employing the same | US13504371 | 2009-10-29 | US09030203B2 | 2015-05-12 | Seong-Jun Cho; Jong-Sou Park; Gye-Soon Park |
| Disclosed are a portable unmanned airship for magnetic survey and a magnetic survey system using the same. The portable unmanned airship includes a fuselage using buoyancy of gas and propelled by motive power of the fuselage itself; an auto-flight unit automatically guiding the fuselage; a magnetometer disposed in the fuselage and measuring magnetic force of a stratum or a surface of the earth; a wireless communication unit transmitting magnetic data obtained by the magnetometer outside; and a control module controlling operations of the auto-flight unit and the magnetometer. With this configuration, it is possible to increase total operation time and a payload capacity of the unmanned airship. | ||||||
| 164 | Autonomous stratospheric unmanned airship | US13817891 | 2011-08-19 | US09004397B2 | 2015-04-14 | Bojan Pecnik |
| An autonomous stratospheric unmanned airship with an operating altitude from 5-22 km and with a multi-month operational cycle. Spheroid rigid geodesic frame of constant volume formed by a multitude of struts, with an outer envelope enclosing the frame defining the eigenfrequency spectrum of the airship above 20 Hz, with vibrational amplitudes between 0.1 and 1 cm. Independently controllable electrical propulsion units, attached to the frame in the horizontal plane passing through the center of mass, can change the direction and value of the thrust vector. Buoyancy is controlled with a system integrated inside the geodesic frame including buoyant fluid pressurized tanks, valves for the release of the buoyant fluid through the buoyant fluid conduit into the buoyant gas cell which fills the geodesic frame. Valves at the subsystem support platform enable ambient atmosphere to fill the internal volume of the frame not occupied by the buoyant gas cell. | ||||||
| 165 | AEROSTAT SYSTEM | US14372844 | 2013-01-17 | US20150083849A1 | 2015-03-26 | Benjamin W. Glass; Christopher R. Vermillion; Ephraim R. Lanford |
| The invention provides an improved aerostat system including an aerostat, multiple tether groups and a base station. Spatially distinct tether groups allow for improved stability and controllability over a wide range of wind conditions. Independent actuation of the tether groups allows for control of the aerostat pitch and roll angle. A rotating platform including rails to rest the aerostat allows docking without auxiliary tethers, minimizing or eliminating the ground crew required to dock traditional aerostat systems. An optional controller allows remote or autonomous operation of the aerostat system. The invention is intended to extend the flight envelope in which aerostat systems can safely operate. | ||||||
| 166 | Bi-convex airship | US12131671 | 2008-06-02 | US08905353B2 | 2014-12-09 | Blaine Knight Rawdon; Christopher K. Droney; John Charles Vassberg |
| An airship comprises a shell having a bi-convex shape, wherein the shell encompasses a volume, and a gas storage system located within the volume. | ||||||
| 167 | Airship and a Method for Controlling the Airship | US13393502 | 2012-02-17 | US20140061370A1 | 2014-03-06 | George L. Vojtech |
| According to another aspect of the present invention, an airship includes a plurality of connected segments and a controller that is adapted to dynamically control the movement of each of the plurality of segments relative to one another during flight of the airship. | ||||||
| 168 | Airship including aerodynamic, floatation, and deployable structures | US13430010 | 2012-03-26 | US08596571B2 | 2013-12-03 | John Goelet |
| An airship is provided. The airship includes a hull configured to contain a gas, at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the hull and including a propulsion device, and at least one aerodynamic component including a plurality of fairing structures including one or more slats, wherein the at least one aerodynamic component is associated with the hull and is configured to direct airflow around the airship. | ||||||
| 169 | LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT FOR ENERGY-PRODUCING TURBINES | US13565916 | 2012-08-03 | US20120319407A1 | 2012-12-20 | Benjamin W. Glass |
| A wind-based power generating system provides a wind energy converter for converting wind energy into another form of energy using a lighter-than-air craft configured to produce a positive net lift. The net lift includes both a net aerodynamic lift and a net buoyant lift. A tethering mechanism is configured to restrain the lighter-than-air craft with respect to the ground. The lighter-than-air craft defines an interior volume for containing a lighter-than-air gas, and the lighter-than-air craft has a fore section and an aft section. The tethering system has at least one attachment point on the fore section of the lighter-than-air craft and at least one attachment point on the aft section of the lighter-than-air craft. The lighter-than-air craft provides a stable aerodynamic moment with respect to a yaw axis about a center-of-mass of the lighter-than-air craft. The craft can be formed in a variety of aerodynamic profiles/shapes. | ||||||
| 170 | Airship Including Aerodynamic, Floatation, and Deployable Structures | US13430010 | 2012-03-26 | US20120248241A1 | 2012-10-04 | John Goelet |
| An airship is provided. The airship includes a hull configured to contain a gas, at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the hull and including a propulsion device, and at least one aerodynamic component including a plurality of fairing structures including one or more slats, wherein the at least one aerodynamic component is associated with the hull and is configured to direct airflow around the airship. | ||||||
| 171 | Collapsible space shuttle | US11919914 | 2006-11-27 | US20120119035A1 | 2012-05-17 | Issam Sharif |
| The invention relates to an airship which can be unfolded and folded up automatically on the ground and during flight and which can be operated as an aircraft or as a reusable space shuttle, having a combined collapsible gas cell (400), a grid network (600) which provides the shape, an aircraft body (200) comprising a cockpit (210), a cargo bay (220), a machine bay (230) and collapsible wheels (240), components for aircraft navigation control (300), two rocket motors (500L, 500R) which can be rotated, a collapsible control surface (700) and a mechanism for operation of the collapsible control surface (100). The combined collapsible gas cell (400) comprises an envelope (402) which can be folded and a housing (401) which cannot be folded. The housing (401) which cannot be folded is mounted on the inner walls and the bottom of the cargo bay (220). The gas cell (400) is filled with helium or hydrogen in the unfolded state, and is completely empty in the collapsed state. The envelope (402) which can be folded is held by the grid network (600) which provides the shape when in the unfolded state, and is located in the internal area of the housing (401), which cannot be folded, in the collapsed state. | ||||||
| 172 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR INSTALLATION BY AIRSHIP | US13377382 | 2010-06-15 | US20120085864A1 | 2012-04-12 | Rune Kirt; Mads Baekgaard Thomsen; Duncan Galbraith |
| The invention relates to a method for positioning an airship 100 at a wind turbine generator. The method comprises the step of docking the airship 100 at the wind turbine generator with a forwards docking section, a rearwards docking section, a sideways docking section, or an upwards docking section of the airship being connected to the wind turbine generator. After the airship 100 has docked, at least one wind turbine generator component or at least one person is unloaded from the airship or loaded from the wind turbine generator to the airship. Docking of the airship 100 may be performed at one of the following components of the wind turbine generator: the nacelle 116, the hub 118, the tower, one or more of the blades 120, the foundation, or a substation of the wind turbine generator. The invention also relates to use of an airship 100 for being connected to a wind turbine generator and for loading or unloading wind turbine generator components or personnel to or from the wind turbine generator. | ||||||
| 173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-POWERED AIRSHIP | US13182864 | 2011-07-14 | US20120018571A1 | 2012-01-26 | John Goelet |
| A solar-powered airship with a hull configured to contain a gas and at least one propulsion assembly with a propulsion device and electric motors configured to drive the propulsion device. The airship may also include a power supply system including solar panels operatively coupled to the electric motors and configured to supply power to the electric motors. The power supply system may also include batteries operatively coupled to the solar panels and configured to receive and store electrical energy supplied by the solar panels, the batteries being further operatively coupled to the electric motors and configured to supply power to the electric motors. The batteries may each be located within an outer envelope of the airship defined by the hull of the airship in a position selected to provide ballast. The solar-powered airship may also include a cargo system configured to contain passengers or freight. | ||||||
| 174 | Lenticular airship | US11907883 | 2007-10-18 | US07866601B2 | 2011-01-11 | Pierre Balaskovic |
| An airship may include a hull substantially shaped as an oblate spheroid, one or more frame members defining a support structure, wherein the support structure forms at least a partial support for the hull, at least one horizontal stabilizing member operably coupled to a lower surface of the airship, and at least one horizontal stabilizing member having a first end and a second end. The at least one horizontal stabilizing member may define an anhedral configuration. The airship may also include a vertical stabilizing member having a first end pivotally coupled to the airship and a second end oriented to remain below an upper surface of the airship. The vertical stabilizing member may be configured to pivot within a vertical plane, and the first end of the vertical stabilizing member and the first end of the at least one horizontal stabilizing member may be operably coupled to one another. | ||||||
| 175 | Hoop stress reduction in a buoyant airship | US11135555 | 2005-05-24 | US07669796B2 | 2010-03-02 | Daniel Nachbar |
| A system and method for equalizing internal and external pressure on an enclosed vessel moving through a gas or fluid is described, thereby reducing hoop stresses imposed on the vessel by pressure differentials. The vessel is divided into multiple chambers, and the internal pressure of a chamber may be equalized with an external pressure proximate the chamber through the use of a valve or controllable vent. | ||||||
| 176 | BI-CONVEX AIRSHIP | US12131671 | 2008-06-02 | US20090314880A1 | 2009-12-24 | Blaine Knight Rawdon; Christopher K. Droney; John Charles Vassberg |
| An airship comprises a shell having a bi-convex shape, wherein the shell encompasses a volume, and a gas storage system located within the volume. | ||||||
| 177 | Method of traveling to Earth's orbit using lighter than air vehicles | US11372525 | 2006-03-10 | US07614586B2 | 2009-11-10 | John Marchel Powell |
| A method for transporting people and cargo from the surface of the Earth to orbit around the Earth is disclosed. The present invention uses a series of lighter-than-air vehicles to allow for a far safer and less strenuous trip to orbit than using current rocket-based technology. The high altitude atmospheric airship is flown from the ground to the upper atmosphere, where it docks with the buoyant transfer station, and from there, the people and cargo transfer to an orbital airship for the remainder of the trip to orbit. The orbital airship returns to the station for another transfer back to the atmospheric airship for the return back to the surface of Earth. | ||||||
| 178 | Multibody aircrane | US11713493 | 2007-03-02 | US20090152391A1 | 2009-06-18 | Bruce Kimberly McWhirk |
| The MULTIBODY AIRCRANE performs relative positioning, predictive control, and ballast control to achieve very heavy-lifting tasks on land or sea. Such tasks allow station keeping and precise transfer of very heavy payloads between ships underway. This scalable multibody system features three subcomponents: AIRSHIP, SKYCRANE and LOADFRAME. This semi-autonomous system combines aerodynamic (kinetic) and aerostatic (buoyancy force) lift with efficient power and propulsion. During low-speed flight, the Airship and Skycrane are decoupled but linked via a reelable Tether Control Line. Beneath the Skycrane, centered on its hull, a patented NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) RoboCrane (featuring a computer controlled six degrees of freedom (DoF) cabling system,) is attached, to precisely suspend and control a Loadframe, with or without payload. During subsonic forward flight, these Airship and Skycrane are coupled as a single airframe (fuselage and delta wing.) | ||||||
| 179 | Method and Apparatus for Stratospheric and Space Structures | US12246928 | 2008-10-07 | US20090145999A1 | 2009-06-11 | David R. Porter |
| The high-altitude balloon has a skin made of nearly evacuated electrostatically inflated cells which provide thermal insulation to minimize heat loss from the gas in the balloon, while transmitting heat from the sun to heat the gas. The lower surface of the balloon is reflective to microwave or laser beams. A stable array of the balloons is maintained at a high altitude and is used to facilitate communications in a world-wide communications system. Ascent of the balloon is well controlled and weight is minimized by starting with lighter-than-air gases in liquid form, releasing a lifting gas into the craft, and then using the empty containers to store the remaining gas when the balloon is aloft. | ||||||
| 180 | Propulsion system for an airship or hybrid aircraft | US11786158 | 2007-04-11 | US20090072082A1 | 2009-03-19 | David V. Arel |
| A propulsion system for an airship or hybrid aircraft includes a propeller and a pivot mechanism connected to the propeller. The pivot mechanism enables the propeller to pivot around a first pivot axis between a maneuver thruster position and an emergency ballonet fill position. Under normal conditions, when the propulsion system is disposed in the maneuver thruster position, the pivot mechanism also enables the propeller to pivot around a second pivot axis to control the attitude and thrust of the vehicle. However, in an emergency descent situation, the propeller may be rotated to the emergency ballonet fill position. | ||||||
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