AU764203B2 - Balloon trajectory control system - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| US09/106,563 US6402090B1 (en) | 1998-06-29 | 1998-06-29 | Balloon trajectory control system |
| US09/106563 | 1998-06-29 | ||
| PCT/US1999/014430 WO2000000387A2 (en) | 1998-06-29 | 1999-06-25 | Balloon trajectory control system |
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| AU4832999A AU4832999A (en) | 2000-01-17 |
| AU764203B2 true AU764203B2 (en) | 2003-08-14 |
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| US (1) | US6402090B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1144247B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4505139B2 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN1168630C (enExample) |
| AT (1) | ATE267117T1 (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU764203B2 (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR9911653A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2335954C (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE69917487D1 (enExample) |
| HK (1) | HK1040224B (enExample) |
| NZ (1) | NZ509377A (enExample) |
| RU (1) | RU2238217C2 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2000000387A2 (enExample) |
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| US4050653A (en) * | 1976-03-15 | 1977-09-27 | Bernard Sayers | Balloon |
| FR2588821A1 (fr) * | 1985-10-21 | 1987-04-24 | Costes Didier | Planeur aquatique associable a un ballon dirigeable |
| FR2668751A1 (fr) * | 1990-11-02 | 1992-05-07 | Scene Communication Nouvelle | Systeme pour maintenir un cerf-volant et les structures pouvant s'y rattacher, dans les airs. |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU4832999A (en) | 2000-01-17 |
| ATE267117T1 (de) | 2004-06-15 |
| JP4505139B2 (ja) | 2010-07-21 |
| WO2000000387A3 (en) | 2001-12-13 |
| US6402090B1 (en) | 2002-06-11 |
| BR9911653A (pt) | 2001-10-09 |
| CN1322176A (zh) | 2001-11-14 |
| EP1144247B1 (en) | 2004-05-19 |
| CN1168630C (zh) | 2004-09-29 |
| EP1144247A2 (en) | 2001-10-17 |
| CA2335954A1 (en) | 2000-01-06 |
| WO2000000387A2 (en) | 2000-01-06 |
| NZ509377A (en) | 2003-08-29 |
| CA2335954C (en) | 2007-04-24 |
| EP1144247A3 (en) | 2002-03-06 |
| HK1040224B (zh) | 2005-05-20 |
| JP2002519236A (ja) | 2002-07-02 |
| DE69917487D1 (de) | 2004-06-24 |
| RU2238217C2 (ru) | 2004-10-20 |
| HK1040224A1 (en) | 2002-05-31 |
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