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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Loon Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Brookes, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kevin Roach, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Loon LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high altitude or stratospheric balloon system may include a balloon envelope including envelope film, at least one tendon, and a suspender. The suspender may have a first end attached to the envelope film. The suspender is arranged to stretch such that the first end moves towards an equator of the balloon envelope as the balloon envelope pressurizes in order to control movement of the envelope film relative to the tendon and towards the equator as the balloon pressurizes.