US 12,275,517 B1
Midair deployment of aerostats
Jonathan T. Slocum, Bow, NH (US); and Alexander H. Slocum, Bow, NH (US)
Assigned to LTAG SYSTEMS LLC, Bow, NH (US)
Filed by LTAG SYSTEMS LLC, Bow, NH (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/590,501.
Application 18/590,501 is a division of application No. 17/535,008, filed on Nov. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,958,585.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/118,255, filed on Nov. 25, 2020.
Int. Cl. B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64B 1/62 (2006.01)
CPC B64B 1/62 (2013.01) [B64D 1/12 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller for midair deployment of an aerostat, the controller comprising:
a processing unit; and
one or more non-transitory computer storage media in electrical communication with the processing unit, the one or more non-transitory computer storage media having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to carry out operations including
sending a first actuation signal to an actuator coupled to a container, disposed in a chamber defined by a reaction vessel, to release water-reactive aluminum from within the container into an environment of the chamber, and
sending a second actuation signal to a disengagement mechanism to release the reaction vessel from an inflatable structure including a balloon at least partially defining a volume in fluid communication with the chamber of the reaction vessel.