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US 9,849,961 B2Granted
High altitude balloon with a payload separation assembly
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation
InventorsTaylor Evan Matthews, Anthony Paul Fry, Jessica Marie Lavigne, Rafy Uddin Athar
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Abstract
A high altitude balloon including a payload, a balloon film with lifting gas disposed within the balloon film, a sealing ring operably coupled to the balloon film, a retention element configured to retain the payload in contact with the sealing ring, and a release element configured to cause the retention element to release the payload.
Claims20
A high altitude balloon comprising:
- a payload comprising an electronic device;
- a balloon film with lifting gas disposed within the balloon film;
- a sealing ring operably coupled to the balloon film;
- a retention element configured to retain the payload in contact with the sealing ring;
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- a release element configured to cause the retention element to release the payload;
- wherein the sealing ring comprises a payload aperture and at least a portion of the electronic device extends through the payload aperture into the balloon film.
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