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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Ltag Systems Llc, Bow, NH (US);

Inventors:

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

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

Assignee:

LTAG SYSTEMS LLC, Bow, NH (US);

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

According to one aspect, an aerostat may include an inflatable structure including a balloon and a neck collectively defining a volume, a valve including a funnel supportable in the neck and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cavity therebetween, the cavity in fluid communication with the volume via the second opening, a stem defining a channel at least partially outside of the inflatable structure, a stopper disposed in the cavity, a rod coupled to the stopper and at least partially disposed in the channel, and an actuator electrically actuatable to move the rod relative to the channel such that the stopper moves relative to the first opening of the cavity to control fluid communication between the volume and the channel via the cavity.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Slocum, Jonathan. (2026). Actively actuatable valves for aerostat buoyancy control (U.S. Patent No. 12589853). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12589853

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