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US 5,850,987 AGranted
Radiosonde ballon launching system
AssigneeVisidyne, Inc.
InventorsGiuseppe Aurilio, James M. Berrigan, Albert G. Hurd
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Abstract
A radiosonde balloon launching system including a silo for housing an array of radiosonde balloon modules and for sheltering radiosonde balloons during inflation, a base for containing radiosonde balloon inflation and launch apparatus and a device for shielding the silo until the radiosonde balloons are ready to be launched.
Claims17
A radiosonde balloon launching system comprising:
- a silo for housing an array of radiosonde balloon modules and for shielding radiosonde balloons during inflation;
- base means for containing radiosonde balloon inflation and launch apparatus;
- a telescopic pole in said base means;
- means for loading a balloon module on said telescopic pole before balloon inflation and unloading that module after balloon launch;
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- means for extending said telescopic pole after a balloon is inflated and retracting said pole after that balloon is launched.
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