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Number: 244/33
Name: Aeronautics > Aircraft, lighter-than-air > Balloons > Captive
Description: Aircraft sustained by their buoyancy relative to the air, restrained from free flight by ropes or cables connecting them to some fixed or movable anchoring means on the ground or water.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7503681 Optical fiber combinations Mar. 17, 2009
7287724 Tether system for balloon ride Oct. 30, 2007
7093790 Mooring facility for tethered gas balloon Aug. 22, 2006
6739725 Inflatable three-dimensional display May. 25, 2004
6666405 Adjustable weight ballasts for weighing down differently sized lighter-than-air balloons Dec. 23, 2003
6588702 Lighter-than-air device having a flexible usable surface Jul. 8, 2003
6575403 Personnel lift device with automatic ascent and descent control Jun. 10, 2003
6523781 Axial-mode linear wind-turbine Feb. 25, 2003
6422506 Towed airborne array system Jul. 23, 2002
6360988 Personnel lift device and amusement use thereof Mar. 26, 2002
6357696 System and method for the controlled illumination of at least one hot air balloon Mar. 19, 2002
6325329 Helium balloon Dec. 4, 2001
6325330 Power generation, transmission, and distribution system for an aerostat using a lightweight tether Dec. 4, 2001
6227484 Tethered balloon May. 8, 2001
6142415 Aerostatic lighting device Nov. 7, 2000
6119977 Fluid container with self-sealing capability Sep. 19, 2000
6116538 Accessible utility space comprising a carrier balloon Sep. 12, 2000
5931412 Air balloon containing inert gas Aug. 3, 1999
5857645 Crown balloon system Jan. 12, 1999
5857760 Illuminated balloon apparatus and method Jan. 12, 1999
5834684 Penetrator having multiple impact segments Nov. 10, 1998
5813627 Balloon support apparatus for hot air balloon ride Sep. 29, 1998
5775640 Landing installation for landing a tethered balloon Jul. 7, 1998
5762293 Inflatable kite Jun. 9, 1998
5757157 Sensor mount apparatus May. 26, 1998
5732752 Method and apparatus for the automatic release of a gas from a pressurized cartridge Mar. 31, 1998
5636480 Facility for preparing and deploying sounding devices Jun. 10, 1997
5568902 Descent, travel, and protection apparatus, method of making and using same Oct. 29, 1996
5456426 Attachment fitting for a wall of a flexible structure Oct. 10, 1995
5449130 Hot air balloon amusement ride Sep. 12, 1995
5372335 Aerial marker ball and method of placement Dec. 13, 1994
5322219 Balloon forest fertilization Jun. 21, 1994
5199572 Balloon storage system and method for assembling the same Apr. 6, 1993
5115997 Surveillance balloon May. 26, 1992
5080302 Method and apparatus for aerially transporting loads Jan. 14, 1992
5076029 Helium-filled sun shades Dec. 31, 1991
5042748 Hot air rescue balloon Aug. 27, 1991
5007367 Inflatable balloon distress signal device Apr. 16, 1991
5005513 Hydrogen gas-filled balloon signalling system Apr. 9, 1991
4995572 High altitude multi-stage data acquisition system and method of launching stratospheric altitude air-buoyant vehicles Feb. 26, 1991
4932606 Hot air rescue balloon Jun. 12, 1990
4919365 Airfoil Apr. 24, 1990
H768 Projectile for limited range training ammunition Apr. 3, 1990
4872414 Emergency signal balloon apparatus Oct. 10, 1989
4842221 Lightning hardened tether cable and an aerostat tethered to a mooring system therewith Jun. 27, 1989
4815677 Emergency locator device Mar. 28, 1989
4800835 Locator device Jan. 31, 1989
4795112 Method and device for emergency transportation Jan. 3, 1989
4787575 Signal balloon device Nov. 29, 1988
4748912 Mortar grenade Jun. 7, 1988

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