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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
Raven Industries, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Kurt L. Sehnert, Sulphur Springs, TX (US);
Edward Lee Rainwater, Quitman, TX (US);
Michael S. Smith, Sulphur Springs, TX (US);
Randy E. Scott, Sulphur Springs, TX (US);
Justin Lee Marsh, Renner, SD (US);
Mark L. West, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Raven Industries, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Abstract
A balloon system includes a balloon having a balloon membrane extending between an upper apex and a lower apex opening. The lower apex opening extends through the balloon membrane at a balloon lip. A ballonet is within the balloon. The ballonet is coupled with the balloon membrane at the lower apex opening. The ballonet includes a lower ballonet panel having a lower perimeter edge and a ballonet orifice extending through the lower ballonet panel at a ballonet lip and an upper ballonet panel having an upper perimeter edge. The upper and lower ballonet panels are coupled along the respective upper and lower perimeter edges. A lower apex fitting couples the ballonet with the balloon at the balloon lip of the lower apex opening.