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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2018
Lta Research and Exploration, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sergey Brin, Los Altos Hill, CA (US);
Alan Weston, Cocoa Beach, FL (US);
Fan Yang Yang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Franklin Kyle Kepley, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jesus Ricardo Amezquita Zatarain, Fremont, CA (US);
Tsu Han, Mountain View, CA (US);
John Morehead, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Benjamin Klamm, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Wilms, Mountain View, CA (US);
Edward Clements, III, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
David Sanchez, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Shalom Johnson, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Tanner Yaberg, Rosamund, CA (US);
LTA Research and Exploration, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for constructing an airship quickly and cost-effectively are described. In one embodiments, an airship structure may have a plurality of mainframes, each comprising interconnected pyramid structures. One of the pyramid structures may include an apex joint, four base joints, first connectors, and second connectors. The apex joint and base joints may each have slots configured for receiving connectors. The apex joint may have four apex-to-base slots and each base joint may have a base-to-apex slot and two base-to-base slots. Each of the first connectors may connect the apex joint to one of the four base joints using one of the apex-to-base slots of the apex joint and the base-to-apex slot of that base joint. Each of the second connectors may connect two of the four base joints using one of the base-to-base slots of each of the two base joints connected by that second connector.