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US 2022/0184877 A1Published application
Seals for aerial vehicles
AssigneeAerostar International, LLC
InventorsKevin Roach, Chaokun Gong, Chase Haegele
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to envelopes for aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may include an envelope including a plurality of gores. The aerial vehicle may also include a seal arranged between a pair of the plurality of gores, the seal including six layers of envelope material heat-sealed together.
Claims21
1-15. (canceled)
An aerial vehicle comprising:
- an envelope comprising:
- a first gore comprising an envelope material, the first gore having a first gore edge portion;
- a second gore comprising the envelope material, the second gore having a second gore edge portion, the second gore edge portion aligned with the first gore edge portion;
- a strip of envelope material;
- a folded layer of envelope material;
- a stack comprising the first gore edge, the second gore edge, the strip and the folded layer;
- a tendon within the folded layer;
- and
- a seal area extending through the first and second gore edge portions, the strip, and the folded layer, wherein the seal area retains the tendon within the folded layer.
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An aerial vehicle comprising:
- an envelope comprising:
- a first gore comprising an envelope material, the first gore having a first gore edge portion;
- a second gore comprising the envelope material, the second gore having a second gore edge portion, the second gore edge portion aligned with the first gore edge portion;
- a folded layer of envelope material having a first folded edge portion and a second folded edge portion, the first and second folded edge portions at overlapping the second gore edge portion;
- and
- a seal area extending through the first and second gore edge portions and the first and second folded edge portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.