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Class 244/95 - Ballast making


Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: Devices on aircraft for producing heavy material for ballast
No. of patents: 14
Last issue date: 04/01/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7350749Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments
The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a central horizontal plane of the ...
04/01/2008
7341224Miniature expendable surveillance balloon system
A miniature surveillance balloon system is described that can be used in military and public safety situations for real-time observations. They are as small as feasibly possible, low-cost and expendable, and typically are deployed in clusters. Balloons may act indiv...
03/11/2008
7302795Internal combustion engine/water source system
An internal combustion engine system for automotive vehicle wherein liquid water is produced by cooling a portion of exhaust gases at elevated pressure to induce condensation. The use of elevated pressure allows condensation to occur at a higher dew point which is e...
12/04/2007
72843842-line residential use diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivator
Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel and powered by a pair of...
10/23/2007
7284383Wheel belt drive for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation
Rotating wheel dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the...
10/23/2007
7284385Pre-dried air reactivation for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivator
Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with a portion of the d...
10/23/2007
7284386Self-contained trailer for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation
Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the dessicants, th...
10/23/2007
7284387Diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation with internal heat bypass
Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with portions of the ai...
10/23/2007
7204049Emergency drop system for an aircraft advertising display
An emergency drop system allows ballasted advertising banner (14) if disconnected from an aircraft to descend slowly to the ground. Banner (14) is suspended below an aircraft by line (4) held taut by ballasted container (24). Static line ...
04/17/2007
7163177Airship ballast system
An airship ballast system includes an engine driven propeller and a cooling tube that is positioned coplanar with the propeller and outside its tip path. One end of the cooling tube is connected to receive exhaust gases from the engine while the other end is connect...
01/16/2007
7055778Apparatus and method for lighter-than-air aircraft
An apparatus and associated method for launching and recovering a lighter-than-air aircraft are provided. The aircraft includes an envelope that is substantially filled before launch with a lift gas and a second gas. The lift gas and second gas are substantially sep...
06/06/2006
6182924Ballast for lighter than air aircraft
A lighter than air aircraft has a non-jettisonable ballast comprised of a liquefied lighter than air gas contained within an insulated container. The liquefied gas is vaporized and released into the lift compartment of the aircraft which is at least parti...
02/06/2001
4838501Balopod (hybrid flying machine)
A flying machine (L.T.A.-H.T.A. Hybrid) connected through the fuselage . . . using a two-point-lift system wherein the lifts are static and dynamic . . . separately and simultaneously. The static lift is supplied by an aerostat (#36) while the dynamic lif...
06/13/1989
4813632Ballast management system for lighter than air craft
A system for automatically controlling the buoyancy of a lighter-than-air craft by condensing water ballast from engine exhaust gases....
03/21/1989
 
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