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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5834971 | RF amplifier including traveling wave tube with sequential stages Multiple gain stages are provided in a single traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA). Each gain stage comprises an interaction circuit, an associated RF input, and an associated RF output. The gain stages are separated by a drift length that is selected to ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5808921 | Interface emulation system and method for applications utilizing embedded processors A system for testing an embedded control processor for a spacecraft comprises an Emulated Spacecraft Control Processor (24) which contains the embedded processor (26), a simulation engine (12), and a host computer (14). The Emulated Spacecraft Control Pro... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5786107 | Battery system with a high-thermal-conductivity integral structural support A battery system includes a battery cell having a cylindrical battery cell housing and a housing support external to the battery cell housing. The housing support is formed of an electrical insulator layer contacting the cylindrical external surface of th... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5780581 | Plateable structural adhesive for cyanate ester composites An adhesive is provided for bonding cyanate ester composite parts together which is also plateable with metal once chemically etched. The adhesive comprises a polymeric matrix and a filler of cyanate ester polymer. The polymeric matrix comprises at least ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5770269 | Thermal control coating An article includes a substrate having a thermal control coating formed of 1 part by weight of a silicone polymeric matrix having from about 3 to about 4 parts by weight aluminum-doped zinc oxide pigment particles distributed therein. The article may be e... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5763118 | Battery system with a high-thermal-conductivity split shell structural support A battery system includes a battery cell having a battery cell housing, and a housing support external to the battery cell housing. The housing support is formed of at least two split shell segments. Each split shell segment includes a heat conductor inne... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5720824 | Propulsion cleaning system A method is provided for removing metal oxide debris from various types of surfaces, both metallic and nonmetallic. Specifically, the surface to be cleaned is treated (preferably by immersion) with a preheated solution of 65 to 71 wt % (55.3 to 62.0 vol %... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5716459 | Monolithically integrated solar cell microarray and fabrication method A monolithically integrated solar cell microarray includes an isolation layer or multiple isolation layers between a substrate and a solar cell layer, and a trench in the solar cell layer that exposes the isolation layer. Together the isolation layer and ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5716029 | Constant sun angle transfer orbit sequence and method using electric propulsion An apparatus and method for translating a spacecraft (102, 108) from an injection orbit (114) about a central body (100) to synchronous orbit (122) in a time efficient manner. The spacecraft (102, 108) includes propulsion thrusters (50) which are fired in... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5692707 | Universal spacecraft attitude steering control system A method and system of attitude steering and momentum management for a spacecraft suitable over a wide range of orbit altitude and inclination parameters and a similar wide range of mission steering profiles is provided. The system utilizes two active mom... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5681012 | Spacecraft control with skewed control moment gyros A method of and system for applying single gimbal control moment gyros to spacecraft attitude control employing two control moment gyros with nominal spin axes anti-parallel and gimbal axes displaced at a fixed angle in the plane normal to the nominal spi... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5673056 | Identical surface shaped reflectors in semi-tandem arrangement A pair of dual-gridded shaped reflectors (10) and (20) are arranged one behind the other for transmitting and receiving orthogonally polarized energy waves. A front reflector (10) has a first shaped reflective surface (12) formed on a first body surface (... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5665274 | Electrically conductive black silicone paint having spacecraft applications A spacecraft includes a spacecraft element, such as a deployable antenna, and a black paint on the spacecraft element. The paint has a composition of 100 parts by weight of a methyl phenyl silicone-based polymer, and from about 1.35 to about 3.5 parts by ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5658181 | Die and method for applying radial forces to an eccentric workpiece A die is disclosed for applying radial force to an eccentric workpiece. The die includes a set of faces that are each inclined from an orthogonal relationship with a different radial plane of the workpiece by an offset angle. The die also includes wedges ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5654549 | Satellite focal plane array imager An imaging system is attached to a satellite, the imaging system includes a transmitting segment which transmits a field of view of photonic radiation to a focal plane array imager. Displacements such as jitter and drift are capable of being applied to th... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5652696 | Mechanically captivated integrated circuit chip A high frequency microwave integrated circuit assembly (14,20) includes a fragile monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) chip (22) mounted in an MMIC subassembly (20) that is completely assembled, tested and burned in independent of the main high ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5650240 | Multicell battery system with individually controllable cell bypasses A multicell battery system includes at least two battery cells, and a selective cell bypass for each of the battery cells. Each cell bypass includes a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) having a source, a drain, and a gate, a first... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5644243 | Detector power linearity requirements and verification techniques for TMI direct detection receivers A system (36, 98) for determining the linearity of an RF detector (46, 106). A first technique involves combining two RF signals from two stable local oscillators (38, 40) to form a modulated RF signal having a beat frequency, and applying the modulated R... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5626314 | Passive intermodulation shield A passive intermodulation shield (10) for a spacecraft is made from a substrate (12) and a vacuum deposited aluminum layer (14) over the substrate (12). The substrate (12) can include a polyimide sheet such as Kapton. The vacuum deposited aluminum layer (... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5620529 | Low disturbance solar array A rigid panel solar array for a spacecraft. The layers of materials for the panels are selected and oriented to control the net coefficient of thermal expansion in the array's longitudinal direction. Some of the layers are discontinuous and softly coupled... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5614877 | Biconical multimode resonator A bandpass microwave filter (32) is constructed by use of a right cylindrical cavity resonator (10) wherein end regions (22, 24) of the resonator are tapered. The tapering is accomplished by replacing end portions of a right cylindrical sidewall with frus... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5614033 | Rigid solar panel with discrete lattice and carrier structures bonded together Discrete carrier and lattice structures are bonded together to form a lightweight rigid solar panel. The carrier includes a pair of electrically inert face sheets bonded on opposite sides of a thin thermoconductive honeycomb core. The face sheets provide ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5604747 | Modular contiguous output multiplexer A modular, multi-channel, contiguous output, multiplexer which combines directional filters with the diplexed output of two multi-channel multiplexers, each covering a contiguous frequency band, i.e., one is a low multiplexer and the other a high multiple... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5600290 | Hermetically sealed electromagnetic window and method of forming the same A hermetically sealed electromagnetic window is formed by butt end brazing an overhanging dielectric window between first and second waveguide segments. The waveguide segments have opposed knife edges with a dielectric insert positioned between the knife ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5600256 | Cast elastomer/membrane test probe assembly A flexible membrane (12) of an integrated circuit chip test probe is provided with raised contact features (14) on one side arranged in the pattern of contact pads of the chip to be tested. During manufacture, the membrane, in the area of its raised conta... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5596875 | Split stirling cycle cryogenic cooler with spring-assisted expander A split Stirling cycle type of cryogenic cooler (10) includes a compressor portion (12) and an expander portion (14). The expander portion (14) is of the "cold finger" type, and is configured to operate in near-resonance with the characteristic cyclic ope... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5595360 | Optimal transfer orbit trajectory using electric propulsion An apparatus and method for translating a spacecraft (10) from an injection orbit (16) about a central body (10) to geosynchronous orbit (18) in a time efficient manner. The spacecraft (10) includes propulsion thrusters (50) which are fired in predetermin... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5589274 | Thermal control coating An article includes a substrate having a thermal control coating formed of 1 part by weight of a silicone polymeric matrix having from about 8 to about 4 parts by weight aluminum-doped zinc oxide pigment particles distributed therein. The article may be e... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5566909 | System and method for deploying multiple probes Systems and methods that employ a spin-stabilized spacecraft in combination with a support and deployment module to carry a plurality of probes containing scientific instruments that are to enter a planet's atmosphere and/or are to be landed on a planet t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5563794 | Repetitive control of thermal shock disturbance A control system (40) and procedure (50) that uses repetitive control to control repetitive error sources such as result from the phenomenon of thermal shock experienced by a spacecraft (10). Repetitive control is a "learning algorithm" that substantially... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5540405 | Method and apparatus for compensating for magnetic disturbance torques on a satellite This invention discloses a method for compensating for the disturbance torque on an orbiting satellite (10) from the interference of the earth's magnetic field lines with particular current loops associated with the satellite (10). The current flow in the... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5534881 | Microwave filter assembly having a nonsymmetrical waveguide and an antenna A microwave cavity filter (30, 30A) is formed of a section of waveguide (36, 114) terminated by end walls (38, 40, 44, 166, 168, 176) to form cavities (32, 34, 32A, 34A) wherein ridges (100, 102, 118, 120) are disposed longitudinally within a cavity and e... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5295838 | Raised feature/gold dot pressure interconnections of rigid-flex circuits and rigid circuit boards A multi-layer rigid-flex circuit (20) is formed of a number of flexible layers (62-70) on a rigid substrate (100) with individuals ones of the layers having laterally projecting arms (32,38) that define flexible circuit connections to individual ones of a... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5265182 | Retention and release mechanism for fiber optic alignment sleeve retainer A multiple channel fiber optic connector (44) carries a plurality of fiber optic socket termini (58,60,62,64), each of which includes an alignment sleeve (42) mounted on a forward end. In order to facilitate installation of the alignment sleeves and remov... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5264787 | Rigid-flex circuits with raised features as IC test probes A circuit testing fixture is provided in which a flexible membrane (17) is provided with raised features (25) on one side arranged in the pattern of contacts (65) on a device (63) to be tested and circuit means (26) connected to a probe card (12). On the ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261158 | Method of forming a resilient interconnection bridge An elastomeric member is incorporated between a conductor and a conductive interconnection bridge. This elastomeric member serves as a spring providing compliance to an interconnection so that the flatness requirements of an opposing mating structure may ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5248261 | Double ended hermaphroditic signal node module An hermaphroditic electrical connector (10) is provided for interconnecting printed circuit boards (69) which includes a housing (11) of dielectric material and two pressure tables (28, 35) which are biased outwardly by springs (30, 34) in directions perp... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245750 | Method of connecting a spaced IC chip to a conductor and the article thereby obtained An integrated circuit chip (26, 34) is connected to a circuit trace by providing a raised feature on a circuit trace (17, 28) which is coated with a material capable of forming an electrical connection (23, 32), as well as an attachment when the pad (25, ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245135 | Stackable high density interconnection mechanism (SHIM) A high density of interconnection sites on a dielectric substrate is provided by producing a laminated assembly with multiple layers of conductors (11, 21) positioned one above the other within the substrate (8). Each conductor (11, 21) terminates at a ra... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5227588 | Interconnection of opposite sides of a circuit board A circuit board comprising a dielectric composite (20,22,24) clad with electrical circuitry (16,38) is provided with an improved electrical interconnection between alternate conductive circuitry planes of the substrate. Connecting features (18,40) integra... | 07/13/1993 |
