Lockheed Martin Corporation

Dhiraj H Darjee

John F Brewer

David R Dingler

Paul E Liggett

Dennis L Carter

Anthony L Dunne

James I Mascolino

Gerald W Placko

Lowell J McEowen

Lowell J Mceowen

A laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles includes at least one monofilament yarn layer, a polymeric film layer adjacent to the at least one monofilament layer, and a metallized coating adjacent to said polymeric film layer. A clear film cover layer may be adhered to the metallized coating, and one or more fluorescent dyes may be incorporated into the clear film layer.

Metallized flexible laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles

A seaming system for forming a seam is disclosed, wherein the seam consists of at least two opposed sections of high-modulus, high-tenacity, low-elongation fabric sections joined by a tape. The system comprises a seamer head, and a seamer base that includes a topography configured to impart a predetermined pressure gradient to the adhesive layer, tape, and fabric sections of the seam. The resultant seam has a cross-section or thickness profile that generally corresponds to that of the applied pressure gradient. As such, the constructed seam more efficiently distributes stress imparted from any applied load.

System and method for seaming high-modulus, high-tenacity, low-elongation fabrics

Method for seaming high-modulus, high-tenacity, low-elongation fabrics

System for seaming high-modulus, high-tenacity, low-elongation fabrics

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Copley, OH, United States of America

Dhiraj H Darjee