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Porter; David R. Patents |
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Assignee: Porter; David R.
Address: Huntsville, AL
No. of patents: 1
Patents:
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Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7438261 |
Stratospheric balloon utilizing electrostatic inflation of walls |
October 21, 2008 |
| The high-altitude balloon has a skin made of nearly evacuated electrostatically inflated cells which provide thermal insulation to minimize heat loss from the gas in the balloon, while transmitting heat from the sun to heat the gas. The lower surface of the balloon is reflective to m | |
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