Alfred O Barnes, 811244 Highway 37, Taylorsville, MS 39168

2003007, Apr 17, 2003

Oct 15, 2001

09/978145

Alfred Barnes - San Marcos CA, US

B64B001/02
B64B001/06

244/030000

When this new and unique folding nose batten assembly is incorporated on the dirigible style of hot air airships so that they can easily be folded up and stored, it will mean that small airships will be no longer be held to operating out of airfields. They could take off from a small area with a mooring station having a storage building no bigger than a garage to keep the fabric out of the weather. Another convenience would include the unique ability of flying to and from the top of tall buildings. Many of these small airships could operate for a fraction of the cost of a single large gas filled airship. The advertising industry could use vast numbers of these air ships saving the cost of transporting large airships and crews to various locations. If there were no airships of this kind in the area it would be easy to have any number trucked in, still at a great savings. There is a large market in the recreational flyer, as in the conventional hot air balloons, except that they would not be at the mercy of the wind as where to land. They could take off and land at the same location if desired, possibly having a telescoping mooring tower in the driveway of their home and storing the airship in the garage.

2002017, Nov 21, 2002

Mar 6, 2001

09/800533

Alfred Barnes - San Marcos CA, US

G03B021/56

359/451000

An aerial image projection system is provided for use on an airship, balloon, or other inflatable structure which obtains its lift from gas or hot air, and may be used for advertising or other video projection and display. A defined surface area of the envelope of the inflatable structure serves as the projection screen for receiving a video image effective for viewing from a location external to the inflatable structure. A projector apparatus is mounted to the exterior framework or envelope opposite the projection screen for projecting a video image through a window in the envelope and through the interior of the inflatable structure to the opposing projection screen. The projector apparatus utilizes a projector array for establishing the required illumination for viewing long distances.