ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,356, issued on Aug. 19.
"Airships and related methods" was invented by James Cocks (Salt Lake City) and Maro Sciacchitano (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airship may include a plurality of struts and a plurality of hubs joined to form a geodesic frame. A material may at least substantially enclose the frame. The material may be configured to contain a gas within a volume enclosed by the material, and may also be configured to absorb solar radiation for heating the gas. The airship may include a vent configured to selectively open and close to regulate one or more of a temperature and a pressure of the gas. When the ...