US 12,365,439 B1
Navigating aircraft in a jetstream
James C. Wang, Las Vegas, NV (US); Jane Wojcik, Brookline, MA (US); Michael Wojcik, Brookline, MA (US); and Y. S. Hsu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed by James C. Wang, Las Vegas, NV (US); Jane Wojcik, Brookline, MA (US); Michael Wojcik, Brookline, MA (US); and Y. S. Hsu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/043,774.
Application 19/043,774 is a division of application No. 18/945,071, filed on Nov. 12, 2024, granted, now 12,269,570.
Int. Cl. B64B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64B 1/02 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lighter-than-air vehicle (“LAV”) for navigating a jet stream, the vehicle comprising:
an altitude movement device comprising of a ballonet within an outer envelope expanding to a spherical shape with a neck near the bottom of the outer envelope and with the ballonet configured to control buoyancy;
a tether attached to the neck of the outer envelope;
an apparent wind generating device combined with the altitude movement device, wherein the apparent wind generating device is configured to generate an apparent wind; and
a lateral movement device combined with the apparent wind generating device, wherein the lateral movement device is configured to move the LAV laterally with respect to the jet stream, wherein the tether attaches the apparent wind generating device and the lateral movement device to the altitude movement device.