Patent ID: 9440055
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M,A61P,D04C,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A foldable composite balloon, comprising: a wall with a plurality of first filaments and a plurality of second filaments, each of the first and second filaments running in a respective wind direction; the wall further having at least one first wall portion and at least one second wall portion, each wall portion defined by both the same plurality of first filaments and the same plurality of second filaments, the same plurality of first filaments and the same plurality of second filaments braided together to define a first braiding pattern in the first wall portion and a second braiding pattern in the second wall portion, the first wall portion being stiffer than the second wall portion such that when the balloon is folded, the first wall portion resists bending more than the second wall portion.