Patents Assigned to SkyLifter Ltd
  • Airship
    Patent number: 12722766
    Abstract: An airship comprising an airship body, a ballast assembly comprising at least one ballast pod (3) coupled to the airship body, and a payload lifting device (4, 6) coupled to the airship body and configured to lift a payload wherein the ballast assembly is configured to vary a weight force applied to the airship body by said ballast pod (3) when a payload is applied to the payload lifting device (4, 6) while the ballast pod (3) is coupled to the airship body and is in contact with a planetary surface (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: SkyLifter Ltd
    Inventors: Jeremy George David Fitton, David Graham Taylor