Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High altitude balloon with a payload separation assembly
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Application No.: US14862433Application Date: 2015-09-23
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Publication No.: US09849961B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Taylor Evan Matthews , Anthony Paul Fry , Jessica Marie Lavigne , Rafy Uddin Athar
- Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US VA Falls Church
- Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Falls Church
- Agency: McNair Law Firm, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64B1/40
- IPC: B64B1/40 ; B64D1/02 ; B64D47/08

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170081011A1 HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON WITH A PAYLOAD SEPARATION ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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