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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Regipa, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B / ; B64B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244 97 ; 244 31 ; 244 94 ; 244 98 ;
Abstract
A process for altitude-stabilizing an atmospheric balloon comprising ballast jettison mechanism to vary the balloon's specific weight, and using a balloon provided with an interpole link for actuating said ballast jettison mechanism so that an increase in the tension in the link causes a reduction in the specific weight of the balloon by jettison of ballast is disclosed.