Hello All - This posting is a request from a reader and looks at designing "Low-Cost Mass Transportation using Blimps, etc.". Some topics included are passenger/cargo blimps, airships, etc. - all focused on large capacity and low cost. Some low cost options might be solar, human-powered, and/or low-cost helium. Some applications might be people-movers, moving products to market, medical supply delivery, medical transport, etc. Some of these topics might be helpful in providing basic survival needs and some others might be made into products to sell. Good Luck!
FYI - As a start, how about these old Mass Transportation using Blimps, etc. patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date). Expired patents are free to use by anyone.
FLYING SOLARTHERMIC TOY AIRSHIPUS Pat. 3153878 - Filed Apr 11, 1960
Non-rigid airshipUS Pat. 4326681 - Filed Sep 20, 1979
Hot air balloonsUS Pat. 3945591 - Filed Nov 18, 1974
Apparatus for collecting solar energy at high altitudes and on floating ...US Pat. 4364532 - Filed Nov 29, 1979
FLYING MACHINESUS Pat. 1390258 - Filed Jun 8, 1920
Solar powered hot air balloonUS Pat. 4174082 - Filed Dec 15, 1977
SOLAR BALLOON OR AEROSTATUS Pat. 3220671 - Filed Oct 28, 1963
SOLAR ENERGY BALLOONUS Pat. 3565368 - Filed Jun 30, 1969
Solar balloon maneuvering systemUS Pat. 4262864 - Filed Mar 14, 1979
BALLOON ACTIVATED BY SOLAR ENERGYUS Pat. 3337162 - Filed Feb 24, 1965
SOLAR ENGINE BALLOON ALTITUDE CONTROLUS Pat. 2931597 - Filed Jan 28, 1954
MEANS FOR PROLONGING BALLOON FLIGHTUS Pat. 2904285 - Filed Jun 29, 1956
HAND POWER PROPELLED HYDROAERO SPORTING DIRIGIBLE BALLOONUS Pat. 1247960 - Filed Apr 18, 1917
AIR-SHIPUS Pat. 877529 - Filed Jan 7, 1907
AIRSHIPUS Pat. 980840 - Filed Apr 9, 1909
AIRSHIPUS Pat. 1189680 - Filed Apr 28, 1913
Hot air aerostatUS Pat. 4084771 - Filed Mar 25, 1976
Method and apparatus for use in harnessing solar energy to provide initial ...US Pat. 4403755 - Filed Feb 14, 1980
PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION OF HELIUMUS Pat. 3815376 - Filed Jul 31, 1969
PRODUCTION OF HELIUM FBOM NATURAL GASUS Pat. 1664412 - Filed Aug 7, 1919
PROCESS OF RECOVERING HELIUMUS Pat. 1529625 - Filed Jun 15, 1923
PROCESS OF SEPARATING GASESUS Pat. 1496757 - Filed Jul 26, 1920
LOW TEMPERATURE FRACTIONATION OF NATURAL GAS COMPONENTSUS Pat. 2940271 - Filed Mar 24, 1959
To search for more Mass Transportation using Blimps, etc. patents, try the following. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active.
In the Patent List above, look at the "Citations" and "Referenced by" of each of the patents that interest you the most. By doing this, you're essentially finding "more like this".
For a Worldwide search, go to esp@cenet.
1 - In the "International Patent Classification (IPC)" field, copy and paste in the following - b64b1
2 - In the "Keyword(s) in title or abstract" field, copy and paste in the following - sun OR solar* OR passenger* OR cargo*
3 - Press SEARCH. View your results.
In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.
Airships - Transportation Means of the Future
Flying saucer to the rescue New Age airship brings disaster relief
Up, up and away: Airships, the next generation - CNN.com
Halfbakery: Solar Blimp
Halfbakery: Stirling High Altitude Blimp
Solar-Powered Blimp Could Fly For A Year
YouTube - solar airship
Teacher Creates Solar-Electric Blimp (TreeHugger)
Blimp-Plane Hybrid: World's Next Megamover?
Barriers and possibilities for the use of airships in developing ...
Solar balloon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Airship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zeppelin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lighter than air - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cargo Transportation by Airships: A Systems Study
by Chen Jung Huang, Charles Dalton
Dr. Eckener's Dream Machine: The Great Zeppelin and the Dawn of Air Travel
by Douglas Botting
Hot Air Balloons
by Tony Freeman
Encyclopedia of Hot Air Balloons
by Paul Garrison
The Complete Book of Airships: Dirigibles, Blimps & Hot Air Balloons
by Don Dwiggins
Propelled Lighter-Than-Air Vehicles - Page 104
by Adam Starchild
Human Powered Aircraft
THE HUMAN POWERED FRISBEE
Human-powered flight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Science Links Japan A Design for Aerobatic Human Powered Airship.
Unusual Human Powered Vehicles - Links and Patents
Airship Design
by Charles P. Burgess - Technology - 2004 - 340 pages
The Rigid Airship: A Treatise on the Design and Performance
by E H Lewitt - 1975
The Airship: Its Design, History, Operation and Future
by Christopher St. John Sprigg
Design Details of the Goodyear Model K Airship
by C. V. S. Knox
Airship Design and Operation: Present and Future : Proceedings
by Royal Aeronautical Society, Airship Association
Model Balloons and Flying Machines: With a Short Account of the Progress of ... - Page 11
by John Henry Alexander
Airship Aerodynamics: Technical Manual
Find your local library at Libweb and ask about Mass Transportation using Blimps, etc..
You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.
So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.
+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc. + You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.
+ Existing manufacturers of Mass Transportation using Blimps, etc. could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.
+ Build on the work of others. Import patents into C.A.D. - instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper - Computer model. Design around active patents. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" .
+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.
Here's some brainstorming ticklers to help you launch in new directions around the topic of Mass Transportation using Blimps, etc..
Evacuated balloon for solar energy collectionUS Pat. 4534525 - Filed May 10, 1983
DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIP AND THE LIKEUS Pat. 1109502 - Filed Nov 22, 1913
DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIPUS Pat. 1732040 - Filed Mar 9, 1929
AIRSHIPUS Pat. 3486719 - Filed Dec 4, 1967
COMBINED BOAT AND AIRSHIPUS Pat. 1023404
AMPHIBIAN BALLOONUS Pat. 1656780 - Filed Oct 15, 1926
AIRSHIP WITH MIXED SUSTENTATIONUS Pat. 1695394 - Filed Sep 29, 1926
DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIPUS Pat. 1340053 - Filed Aug 21, 1919
AIRSHIPUS Pat. 1853376 - Filed Sep 6, 1921
LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFTUS Pat. 2094619 - Filed Mar 5, 1935
RIGID TYPE LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFTUS Pat. 3180588 - Filed Jun 29, 1962
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMUS Pat. 3670658 - Filed Jul 9, 1970
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMSUS Pat. 3171403 - Filed May 17, 1962
SOLAR POWERED VEHICLEUS Pat. 3089670 - Filed Sep 25, 1957
Modular rapid transportation system for passengers and freightUS Pat. 3987734 - Filed Feb 5, 1975
ELEVATED TRANSPORT SYSTEMUS Pat. 3858518 - Filed Mar 27, 1972
Halfbakery: Lighter than air bike
The FLYING MACHINES Web Site
That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!
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