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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2023
Applicant:

Ltag Systems Llc, Bow, NH (US);

Inventors:

Alexander H. Slocum, Bow, NH (US);

Jonathan T. Slocum, Bow, NH (US);

Assignee:

LTAG SYSTEMS LLC, Bow, NH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/62 (2006.01); B64B 1/40 (2006.01); B64B 1/64 (2006.01); B64B 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/62 (2013.01); B64B 1/40 (2013.01); B64B 1/64 (2013.01); B64B 1/70 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods are directed to controlling lifting gas in a volume defined by an inflatable structure of an aircraft. For example, controlling lifting gas in the volume of the inflatable structure may account for variations in ambient and tactical conditions experienced by the aircraft over the course of flight, as may be useful for lifting the aircraft to a target altitude and/or carrying out a particular mission. Additionally, or alternatively, controlling lifting gas in the volume of the inflatable structure may facilitate lifting the aircraft using lifting gas generated by reacting stable materials with one another at a launch site in the field. As an example, aluminum may react with water to form a lifting gas including hydrogen and steam. As the steam condenses to water in the inflatable structure, a valve may expel water from the inflatable structure to assist in maintaining buoyancy of the aircraft.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Slocum, Alexander. (2025). Controlling lifting gas in inflatable structures (U.S. Patent No. 12187405). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12187405

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