公开(公告)号：US09840319B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14722354

申请日：2015-05-27

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Kevin Roach ,  Pamela Desrochers

IPC: B64B1/02 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/42

CPC classification number: B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/42

Abstract: A balloon apparatus is provided having (1) a cage structure that includes (a) a plurality of vertical tendons, where each of the vertical tendons includes a first end and second end, where the first ends of the vertical tendons are all connected to one another and where the second ends of the vertical tendons are all connected to one another and (b) one or more horizontal tendons, where each horizontal tendon is attached to each of the vertical tendons at a corresponding level of the cage structure and (2) a balloon envelope, where the balloon envelop is arranged inside the cage structure and inflatable within the cage structure.