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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104175 | Space-based anti-missile defensive system (SAMS) This invention presents a missile defensive system based on existing technology in which numerous non-explosive, meteor-like projectiles are launched in a shotgun manner from an orbiting space station at an enemy's missiles while on earth or in flight. Collateral damage... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080562 | LANDING DEVICE FOR A SPACE PROBE, AND LANDING METHOD FOR A PROBE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DEVICE A space probe including a descent module with a mobile exploration vehicle, wherein the descent module is a landing module inside which the mobile exploration vehicle is fastened, the landing module being provided with landing legs which can be deployed under the lower ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068018 | ORBITAL DEBRIS MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Fiber-based debris interceptors are used to intercept and/or contain space debris. The debris interceptors may be made up of fibers that are formed in space from a material supply on a space vehicle. The fibers for the debris interceptors may be formed by extrusion, wit... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110315825 | ROTARY CASING OF SATELLITE ANTENA HAVING AN ANGLE ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY SCREEN A rotary casing of a satellite antenna having an angle adjustable display screen includes a supporting arm, a hollow casing, a rotating means and an adjusting and controlling assembly. The casing has a panel provided with two keys and a top surface provided with a windo... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309200 | Apparatus, Satellite and Method for Trapping High-Speed Particles An apparatus for trapping high-speed particles, such as space debris, is provided. The apparatus includes a first front tapping surface and at least one rear trapping surface. The front and rear trapping surfaces are arranged substantially parallel to each other and are... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110278399 | PANEL TYPE ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE SYSTEM THEREWITH An artificial satellite system 200 comprises at least two panel type artificial satellites 100 closely connected with a plurality kind of multi networks and the minimum necessary essential tools for one artificial satellite installed on a substrate of each... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110260006 | Nejat kinematics and kinetics expansions spacecraft This project is related to the inventor, Cyrus Nejat, previous patent Application Number: U.S. Ser. No. 12/011,127. In this study, the main discussion emphasizes on building a spacecraft based on mathematics. The orientation of the low thrust engine spacecraft was struc... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110210208 | TECHNIQUE FOR DE-ORBITING SMALL DEBRIS FROM THE NEAR-EARTH SPACE ENVIRONMENT System and method for inducing rapid reentry of orbital debris including determining a spatial extent of the orbital debris, and deploying dust to the orbital debris to enhance the drag on the orbital debris.... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110156498 | Power Generating and Distribution System and Method A system and method of generating and distributing power includes one or more microwave power transmitters at locations on Earth adjacent natural fuel or power resources such as natural gas, oil, solid fuel, or geothermal energy. The fuel or energy source is converted i... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110127382 | Sky/space elevators Sky/Space elevators structure comprises circle cylindrical structure provide multi floor Section levels. major center structure of center elevator provide transportations from Bottom cockpit levels to top cockpit floor levels. First section... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110114793 | ZERO-SHOCK SEPARATION SYSTEM A system and corresponding method for a launch vehicle or spacecraft for releasably connecting a first body (100) with a first interface (101) and a second body (200) with a second matching interface (201), said system comprising: a belt (... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110114792 | Sky station Sky station structure comprises circle center core structure and circle outer Ring structure which comprises multi floor section levels. Major center core structure center elevator provide transportations from bottom Cockpit floor levels to... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20100224730 | PRESSURE-BASED SEPARATION APPARATUSES Embodiments of separation apparatuses are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In an embodiment, a separation apparatus is provided that is configured to be disposed between a first component and a second component associated with ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100228407 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING THE INERTIAL ATTITUDE OF A SPINNING, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND SYSTEMS THEREFOR A method of and apparatus for determining and controlling the inertial attitude of a spinning artificial satellite without using a suite of inertial gyroscopes. The method and apparatus operate by tracking three astronomical objects near the Earth's ecliptic pole and th... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100038490 | METHOD, SATELLITE, AND A SYSTEM OR AN ARRANGEMENT WITH AT LEAST ONE SATELLITE FOR DETECTING NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS, AND THE USE THEREOF IN THE EXECUTION OF SAID METHOD The invention relates to a method, a satellite, and a system or an arrangement with at least one satellite for detecting flying objects that are located in the vicinity of a planet, planetoid or similar celestial bodies. The invention further relates to the use thereof ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100012787 | STRONG BONDED JOINTS FOR CRYOGENIC APPLICATION A method and apparatus for strong bonded wide joints for cryogenic applications. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a three-dimensional preform and a plastic matrix. The plastic matrix may be impregnated in the three-dimensional preform to form a ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100001141 | Device for Controlling the Heat Flows in a Spacecraft and Spacecraft Equipped with Such a Device A device for controlling heat flow in a spacecraft which always has the same face facing towards the earth, a pair of mutually parallel opposed North and South faces perpendicular to the North-South axis of the earth and two pairs of mutually parallel opposed East/West ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090184206 | PARTICLE-FILLED WING-TO-BODY FAIRING A wing-to-body fairing for reducing noise due to wing-to-body fairing vibrations in an aircraft, spacecraft, or vehicle may include a honeycomb center having a cavity which is at least partially filled with particle material.... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090127398 | Modular spacecraft A modular spacecraft incorporating a launch vehicle interface design that also functions as a berthing or docking interface for the spacecraft. The vehicle interface utilizes existing launch vehicle components to minimize cost and time to flight. In addition, the spacec... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090108137 | PRESSURE VESSEL HAVING CONTINUOUS SIDEWALL A spacecraft pressure vessel has a tub member. A sidewall member is coupled to the tub member so that a bottom section of the sidewall member extends from an attachment intersection with the tub member and away from the tub member. The bottom section of the sidewall mem... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090078820 | WING-TO-BODY FAIRING In one embodiment, a wing-to-body fairing for reducing noise due to wing-to-body fairing vibrations in at least one of an aircraft and a spacecraft comprises a honeycomb center comprising a cavity which is substantially filled with foam material.... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090057492 | SPACE VEHICLE HAVING A PAYLOAD-CENTRIC CONFIGURATION In one aspect, a space vehicle includes a structure configured to expand from a first configuration to a second configuration and at least two equipment compartments attached to the periphery of the structure. The structure includes at least one of an antenna mesh, a li... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090008503 | SINGLE-WIRE TELEMETRY AND COMMAND Communication between a payload services unit (PSU) and a payload unit utilizes a single-wire interface used to power the PSU as well as to communicate telemetry and command signals. A telemetry and command (T&C) system includes a payload unit configured to respond ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080272240 | Active vibration damping (AVD) system for precision pointing spacecraft An active vibration damping (AVD) control system for spacecraft provides a simple-to-implement and robust formulation that provides a novel damping control method for reducing spacecraft structural vibrations and improving antenna and instrument pointing. The AVD contro... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080265098 | Configuration and method of use of optimized cooperative space vehicles A spacecraft system that includes a primary space vehicle and a secondary space vehicle, both of which are designed to optimize payload capacity and launch weight of the primary space vehicle. The primary and secondary space vehicles combine to form an on-orbit space ve... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080265099 | Multi-Functional Annular Fairing for Coupling Launch Abort Motor to Space Vehicle An annular fairing having aerodynamic, thermal, structural and acoustic attributes couples a launch abort motor to a space vehicle having a payload of concern mounted on top of a rocket propulsion system. A first end of the annular fairing is fixedly attached to the lau... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080237399 | SATELLITES AND SATELLITE FLEET IMPLEMENTATION METHODS AND APPARATUS A method for implementing a satellite fleet includes launching a group of satellites within a launch vehicle. In an embodiment, the satellites are structurally connected together through satellite outer load paths. After separation from the launch vehicle, nodal separat... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080217483 | THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE ON BOARD A SPACECRAFT The invention relates to a thermal control device intended to dissipate the heat generated by a payload on a spacecraft, comprising a number of surfaces and including means for circulating a refrigerant. An evaporation zone (Z1) comprises means for circulatin... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080199077 | Pattern recognition filters for digital images In an exemplary embodiment, a pattern is recognized from digitized images. A first image metric is computed from a first digitized image and a second image metric is computed from a second digitized image. A composite image metric is computed as a function of the first ... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080173765 | Airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft The present invention provides an airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft, with: a hollow body section which can be subjected to an internal pressure; a membrane arrangement which has at least one single-part, multi-curved membrane component for sealing off the ... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080156938 | Actuator for systems for guiding space equipment with a variable rate of rotation Actuator for a device for the rotary positioning of a movable element for space equipment comprising a part attached to the fixed portion of said equipment, a bearing, a sleeve designed to actuate the movable portion of said equipment and mounted on an output shaft supp... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080149777 | Piggyback equipment panel payload arrangement, a device for and method of attaching a hosted secondary piggyback payload and adapter to be used for a piggyback secondary payload arrangement for launching the piggyback equipment panel secondary The invention relates to piggyback secondary payloads, a device for and a method of attaching piggyback secondary payloads, including a primary satellite and at least one secondary payload, such as a deployable microsatellite, affixed instrument package or the like, whe... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080149776 | Piggyback satellite payload arrangement, a device for and method of attaching a piggyback satellite payload and adapter to be used for a piggyback satellite payload arrangement for launching the piggyback satellite The invention relates to a piggyback satellite, a device for and a method of attaching piggyback satellites with multiple payloads, including a primary satellite and at least one secondary payload, such as a deployable micro satellite, affixed instrument package or the ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080111031 | Deployable flat membrane structure A truss structure for supporting a membrane that is to be deployed in space, where the truss structure maintains the membrane sufficiently flat with uniform tension. The truss structure includes a circular perimeter truss and a transitional truss. The transitional truss... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20070221786 | ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE EQUIPMENT PANEL A satellite equipment panel on which may be mounted an installation equipment of a predetermined function, connectable by an interface, constitutes an artificial satellite. The satellite equipment panel includes a panel body, at least two interfaces for an interconnecti... | 09/27/2007 |
