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US 2010/0163683 A1Published application
Space Elevator
AssigneeThoth Technology Inc.
InventorBrendan Mark Quine
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AssigneeThoth Technology Inc.
InventorBrendan Mark Quine
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A freestanding space elevator tower for launching payloads, tourism, observation, scientific research and communications. The space elevator tower has a segmented elevator core structure, each segment being formed of at least one pneumatically pressurized cell. The pressure cells may be filled with air or another gas. Elevator cars may ascend or descend on the outer surface of the elevator core structure or in a shaft on the interior of the elevator core structure. A payload may be launched from a pod or deck at the upper end of the space elevator tower. The space elevator tower is stabilized by gyroscopic and active control machinery. The space elevator tower maintains a desired pressure level through gas compressor machinery. Methods of constructing the space elevator are also disclosed.
A space elevator tower for location on a planetary surface, the space elevator tower comprising a pneumatically pressurized structure that is at least partially formed from flexible sheet material and is at least partially supported by internal gas pressure, and at least one stabilization device attached to the pneumatically pressurized structure to provide at least partial active stabilization, the space elevator tower including a main pod at the top thereof, providing at least one of:
A core segment for an elevator core structure in a space elevator tower, the core segment comprising at least one pneumatically pressurized pressure cell.
A space elevator tower for location on a planetary surface, the space elevator tower comprising a pneumatically pressurized structure that is at least partially formed from flexible sheet material and is at least partially supported by internal gas pressure, the space elevator tower including a main pod at the top thereof, providing at least one of:
A method of constructing an elevator core structure for a space elevator tower, the method comprising:
A method of constructing an elevator core structure for a space elevator tower, the method comprising:
A method of mounting elevators cars in contact with a cylindrical core structure such that they grip the structure without use of a track and are able to pass other cars enabling bi-directional traffic flow using a twisting motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.