Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses for constructing airships
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Application No.: US17183259Application Date: 2021-02-23
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Publication No.: US11618543B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Sergey Brin , Alan Weston , Fan Yang Yang , Franklin Kyle Kepley , Jesus Ricardo Amezquita Zatarain , Tsu Han
- Applicant: LTA Research and Exploration, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: LTA Research and Exploration, LLC
- Current Assignee: LTA Research and Exploration, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B64F5/10
- IPC: B64F5/10 ; B64B1/08 ; F16B7/04 ; B33Y80/00 ; B29L12/00 ; B29L31/30 ; B29K307/04

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for constructing an airship quickly and cost-effectively are described. In one embodiments, a jig for constructing a mainframe of an airship structure may have a first rail and a second rail that are configured to be parallel to each other, the first rail and the second rail each forming an arc, multiple first supporting structures coupled to the first rail, wherein the first supporting structures have non-uniform heights to support a curvature of the arc of the first rail, multiple second supporting structures coupled to the second rail, wherein the second supporting structures have non-uniform heights to support a curvature of the arc of the second rail, wherein the first rail and the second rail are configured to interface with detachable wheels coupled to an outer surface of the mainframe and enable the mainframe to be rotated along its axis on the jig.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210197946A1 Apparatuses for Constructing Airships Public/Granted day:2021-07-01
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