US3184742A
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Balloon communication satellite
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1960-12-22
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1980-12-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Cassius C Cutler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/08; H01Q1/081; H01Q1/082; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S343/00; Y10S343/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A SATELLITE VEHICLE FOR USE AS A PASSIVE REPEATER IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST ENVELOPE OF PLIABLE MATERIAL INFLATABLE AS A SPHERICAL BALLON IN ORBIT AND A SECOND ENVELOPE OF PLIABLE MATERIAL INFLATABLE IN ORBIT TO FORM A SPHERE CONCENTRIC WITH SAID FIRST ENVELOPE WHEN INFLATED AND OF DIAMETER EXCEEDING THAT OF SAID FIRST ENVELOPE TO MINIMIZE INITIAL CONTACT BETWEEN SAID ENVELOPES WHEN INFLATED IN ORBIT, BUT TO PERMIT FRICTIONAL CONTACT WHEN THE OUTER ENVELOPE IS DEFORMED, THE MATERIAL OF SAID SECOND ENVELOPE BEING COATED WITH A CONDUCTIVE LAYER TO REFLECT RADIO WAVES, SAID MATERIAL ALSO CONDUCTING HEAT RADIATION MORE READILY THAN SAID FIRST ENVELOPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A SATELLITE VEHICLE FOR USE AS A PASSIVE REPEATER IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST ENVELOPE OF PLIABLE MATERIAL INFLATABLE AS A SPHERICAL BALLON IN ORBIT AND A SECOND ENVELOPE OF PLIABLE MATERIAL INFLATABLE IN ORBIT TO FORM A SPHERE CONCENTRIC WITH SAID FIRST ENVELOPE WHEN INFLATED AND OF DIAMETER EXCEEDING THAT OF SAID FIRST ENVELOPE TO MINIMIZE INITIAL CONTACT BETWEEN SAID ENVELOPES WHEN INFLATED IN ORBIT, BUT TO PERMIT FRICTIONAL CONTACT WHEN THE OUTER ENVELOPE IS DEFORMED, THE MATERIAL OF SAID SECOND ENVELOPE BEING COATED WITH A CONDUCTIVE LAYER TO REFLECT RADIO WAVES, SAID MATERIAL ALSO CONDUCTING HEAT RADIATION MORE READILY THAN SAID FIRST ENVELOPE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-05-17 | 1968-11-16 | 1969-05-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-05-17 | 1972-11-16 | 1973-05-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-05-17 | 1976-11-16 | 1977-05-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |