ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,311, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LTAG SYSTEMS LLC (Bow, N.H.).
"Aerostats for aerial platform acquisition" was invented by Jonathan T. Slocum (Bow, N.H.) and Alexander H. Slocum (Bow, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one aspect, an aerostat may include an inflatable structure defining a volume, and a payload mechanically coupled to the inflatable structure, the payload including a sensor, an acquisition module, and a controller, the acquisition module operable to generate acquisition energy directable in midair from the payload to an aerial platform flying independently, the controller in electrical communica...