Issued Patents 2016
Showing 1–22 of 22 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9514269 | Determining expected failure modes of balloons within a balloon network | Keith Allen Bonawitz, Joshua Weaver | 2016-12-06 |
| 9511844 | Solar Montgolfier balloon with a fuel cell | — | 2016-12-06 |
| 9484625 | Dynamically adjusting width of beam based on altitude | Cyrus Behroozi, Eric Teller | 2016-11-01 |
| 9463863 | Superpressure balloon with ballonet cut from contiguous gores | Kevin Roach | 2016-10-11 |
| 9407362 | Balloon network with free-space optical communication between super-node balloons and RF communication between super-node and sub-node balloons | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Josh Weaver | 2016-08-02 |
| 9353033 | Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsion | Damon Vander Lind, Thomas Van Alsenoy | 2016-05-31 |
| 9340272 | Altitude control via adjustment to mass of air in bladder within lift-gas filled envelope | Clifford L. Biffle | 2016-05-17 |
| 9329600 | Balloon power sources with a buoyancy trade-off | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Joshua Weaver | 2016-05-03 |
| 9321517 | Methods and systems for altitude control of balloons to improve wind data | — | 2016-04-26 |
| 9319905 | Re-tasking balloons in a balloon network based on expected failure modes of balloons | Keith Allen Bonawitz, Joshua Weaver | 2016-04-19 |
| 9306668 | Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloon | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Josh Weaver | 2016-04-05 |
| 9306271 | Integration of antenna structures into balloon envelopes | Cliff L. Biffle, Joshua Weaver, Anton Valdemar Staaf, Eric Teller, Michael Cassidy | 2016-04-05 |
| 9300481 | Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between balloon network and terrestrial network | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Joshua Weaver, Anton Valdemar Staaf | 2016-03-29 |
| 9290258 | Hot air balloon with solar collector and heat-engine-driven fuel cell | — | 2016-03-22 |
| 9285450 | Balloon-based positioning system and method | Waleed Kadous, Eric Teller, Cliff L. Biffle, Edward Keyes | 2016-03-15 |
| 9281554 | Balloon with pressure mechanism to passively steer antenna | Cyrus Behroozi, Eric Teller | 2016-03-08 |
| 9282431 | Location-aware caching in a balloon network | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Josh Weaver | 2016-03-08 |
| 9281896 | Location-aware profiles in a balloon network | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Josh Weaver | 2016-03-08 |
| 9266598 | Reactionary mass balloon envelope for a balloon and other balloon components | — | 2016-02-23 |
| 9248910 | Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsion | Damon Vander Lind, Thomas Van Alsenoy | 2016-02-02 |
| 9233746 | Altitude control via rotation of balloon to adjust balloon density | Eric Teller, Clifford L. Biffle, Josh Weaver | 2016-01-12 |
| 9227168 | Wind-powered vessel for removal of carbon dioxide from seawater | Damon Vander Lind | 2016-01-05 |