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Richard Wayne Devaul
Also filed as: DEVAUL RICHARD · DEVAUL RICHARD W · DEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE
89 granted patents·17 pending applications·1,968 citations·filing 2005–2022
99Inventor score
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106 records- 0199US11352951B2Variable pressure turbineMALTA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·47 cites·16 claims
- 0299US10801404B2Variable pressure turbineMALTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 13, 2020·29 cites·14 claims
- 0399US8897933B1Battery flywheel for a high-altitude balloonTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·44 cites·26 claims
- 0498US9340272B1Altitude control via adjustment to mass of air in bladder within lift-gas filled envelopeGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·37 cites·20 claims
- 0598US9329600B2Balloon power sources with a buoyancy trade-offGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 3, 2016·52 cites·20 claims
- 0698US9321517B1Methods and systems for altitude control of balloons to improve wind dataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·37 cites·22 claims
- 0798US9290258B1Hot air balloon with solar collector and heat-engine-driven fuel cellGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·41 cites·30 claims
- 0898US9033274B2Balloon altitude control using density adjustment and/or volume adjustmentDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·38 cites·25 claims
- 0998US8996024B1Virtual pooling of local resources in a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·45 cites·20 claims
- 1098US8971274B1Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between balloon network and terrestrial networkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·43 cites·23 claims
- 1198US8918047B1Use of satellite-based routing processes with a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·73 cites·21 claims
- 1298US8833696B1Balloon envelope adapted to direct sunlight towards payloadGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·39 cites·14 claims
- 1398US8812176B1Collapsible envelope for descent of balloon with envelope still attachedGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·46 cites·27 claims
- 1498US8718477B2Balloon network with free-space optical communication between super-node balloons and RF communication between super-node and sub-node balloonsDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·48 cites·33 claims
- 1597US10135257B1Extending the distance range of near-field wireless power deliveryX DEV LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·28 cites·38 claims
- 1697US9306668B2Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloonGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·30 cites·30 claims
- 1797US9281554B1Balloon with pressure mechanism to passively steer antennaGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·36 cites·19 claims
- 1897US9266598B1Reactionary mass balloon envelope for a balloon and other balloon componentsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·29 cites·20 claims
- 1997US9248910B1Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 2, 2016·20 cites·25 claims
- 2097US9233746B2Altitude control via rotation of balloon to adjust balloon densityGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·24 cites·22 claims
- 2197US9227168B1Wind-powered vessel for removal of carbon dioxide from seawaterGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·24 cites·21 claims
- 2297US9153854B1Integration of antenna structures into balloon envelopesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 6, 2015·39 cites·20 claims
- 2397US9139278B1Methods and systems for turning an envelope into a parachuteGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 22, 2015·38 cites·20 claims
- 2497US9096301B1Drag plate for controlled descent of balloonGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·33 cites·31 claims
- 2597US9045213B1Power generation via a solar montgolfier balloonGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·30 cites·35 claims
- 2697US8967533B2Balloon power sources with a buoyancy trade-offDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·61 cites·22 claims
- 2797US8820678B2Relative positioning of balloons with altitude control and wind dataDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·74 cites·24 claims
- 2896US9784243B2Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsionX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 10, 2017·10 cites·27 claims
- 2996US9628395B1Interfaces for service requests in a balloon networkX DEV LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 18, 2017·26 cites·20 claims
- 3096US9463863B1Superpressure balloon with ballonet cut from contiguous goresGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·23 cites·17 claims
- 3196US9306271B1Integration of antenna structures into balloon envelopesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 5, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 3296US9203148B1Expandable antenna structureTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·28 cites·20 claims
- 3396US9093754B2Dynamically adjusting width of beam based on altitudeGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·26 cites·20 claims
- 3496US8988253B2Recovery of balloon materialsTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·25 cites·25 claims
- 3596US8804228B1Thermal regulation of balloon payload using electronic inkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·27 cites·26 claims
- 3696US8598747B2Wireless power utilization in a local computing environmentBILBREY BRETT C·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·19 cites·21 claims
- 3795US10181729B1Mobile hybrid transmit/receive node for near-field wireless power deliveryX DEV LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 15, 2019·15 cites·13 claims
- 3895US9584214B2Location aware profiles in an aerial networkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 28, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 3995US9407362B2Balloon network with free-space optical communication between super-node balloons and RF communication between super-node and sub-node balloonsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·20 cites·33 claims
- 4094US9828081B1Negative pressure vesselX DEV LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 28, 2017·16 cites·16 claims
- 4194US9353033B2Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·16 cites·27 claims
- 4294US8733697B2Altitude control via rotation of balloon to adjust balloon densityDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·16 cites·34 claims
- 4393US10629097B1Dynamic balloon network coverage mapLOON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·7 cites·18 claims
- 4493US9961333B1System and method for light field projectionX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·10 cites·17 claims
- 4593US9511844B1Solar Montgolfier balloon with a fuel cellX DEV LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·14 cites·31 claims
- 4693US9285450B2Balloon-based positioning system and methodGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 15, 2016·29 cites·33 claims
- 4793US9281896B2Location-aware profiles in a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 8, 2016·17 cites·22 claims
- 4893US9174718B1Internal toroid balloonGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·29 cites·23 claims
- 4993US9019614B2Display device with image depth simulationDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 28, 2015·16 cites·15 claims
- 5093US8825847B1Location-aware “ghost” caching in a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·16 cites·26 claims
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