115 patents
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Utility
Self-assembling Persistent Space Platform
5 Aug 20
A spacecraft includes a plurality of deployable module elements, at least one of the deployable module elements including a robotic manipulator, the spacecraft being reconfigurable from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration.
Robert Erik Schwarz, Robert Edward Helmer, Paul Anthony Briggs, John Douglas Lymer, Alfred Heikal Tadros, Andrew E. Turner
Filed: 21 Apr 20
Utility
Space based robotic assembly of a modular reflector
3 Aug 20
A spacecraft includes a main body structure and a plurality of deployable modular reflector elements, the spacecraft being reconfigurable from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration.
Jude Zils, Daniel Andrew Fluitt, Carey Graham Hijmans, Douglas William Dietz
Filed: 18 Jul 17
Utility
High Availability Scalable Multi-source Virtualized Spectrum Signal Processing System
29 Jul 20
A scalable signal processing system is disclosed that processes digitized spectrum received from a constellation of satellites (or other sources), extracting multiple digital signals from multiple sources through multiple acquisition sites that is virtualized with high availability.
Thomas C. Leisgang, William H. Gray
Filed: 6 Jun 19
Utility
Adaptive communication system
6 Jul 20
Described herein is a satellite communications system that includes: two or more satellites using laser communications, and a communications relay aircraft adapted for flying at altitudes above clouds.
Andrew E. Turner, Douglas Burr
Filed: 19 Sep 17
Utility
Robotic Livery Printing System
24 Jun 20
The present disclosure provides a robotic printing system for printing images on the surface of an object.
MINGFENG ZHANG, MICHEL BONDY, PIOTR JASIOBEDZKI, DARRELL GAUDETTE, HO-KONG NG, TIMOTHY JOHN REEDMAN
Filed: 23 Aug 18
Utility
Multiport amplifier input network with compensation for output network gain and phase frequency response imbalance
1 Jun 20
Beamforming channels of a satellite are calibrated using a low power, spread spectrum calibration signal.
Farid Elwailly, James Knecht, David Grybos
Filed: 6 May 19
Utility
Self-assembling persistent space platform
25 May 20
A spacecraft includes a plurality of deployable module elements, at least one of the deployable module elements including a robotic manipulator, the spacecraft being reconfigurable from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration.
Robert Erik Schwarz, Robert Edward Helmer, Paul Anthony Briggs, John Douglas Lymer, Alfred Heikal Tadros, Andrew E. Turner
Filed: 28 Aug 17
Utility
Three axis reflector deployment and pointing mechanism
25 May 20
A reflector deployment and pointing mechanism, for deploying and pointing a reflector of an antenna movably mounted on a structure, has a first actuator mounted on the structure, a second actuator mounted on the first actuator, and a third actuator mounted on the second actuator and connected to the reflector.
Yves Gaudette, Serge Samson, Luis Martins-Camelo, Jasmin McFadden
Filed: 5 Apr 17
Utility
Exoskeletal launch support structure
27 Apr 20
A spacecraft includes payload equipment and bus equipment, each of the payload equipment and the bus equipment being coupled with a secondary structure arrangement.
Jason Chiang
Filed: 4 Apr 17
Utility
Articulating sunshield
13 Apr 20
Techniques for articulating a sunshield to shade portions of a spacecraft are disclosed.
Gordon Wu, David Marlow
Filed: 2 May 17
Utility
Self-balancing solar array
13 Apr 20
In an on-orbit configuration, a spacecraft having a center of mass and a pitch axis passing through the center of mass includes a main body, a first solar array, and a first thruster is operable in a geostationary orbit with the first solar array deployed, proximate to a first north or south surface of the main body, such that a rotational axis of the deployed first solar array is substantially parallel to the pitch axis.
Scott William Tilley
Filed: 19 Oct 15
Utility
High Linearity Satellite Payload Using Solid State Power Amplifiers
18 Mar 20
A solid state power amplifier uses a Doherty power amplifier that can be implemented as a monolithic microwave integrated circuit.
Seyed Tabatabaei, Jim Sowers, Ghislain Turgeon
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Cross-feeding propellant between stacked spacecraft
16 Mar 20
A first spacecraft and a second spacecraft are configured to be disposed together, in a launch configuration, for launch by a single launch vehicle.
Jeff Aaron Baldwin, Jonathan Noland, Alfred Heikal Tadros, Jeffrey Donald Stoen, Adam Maher
Filed: 6 Jun 17
Utility
Satellite system with single polarization path
16 Mar 20
A satellite communication system comprises one or more non-geostationary satellites.
William Hreha, Guillaume Lamontagne, Louis Trichardt Hildebrand
Filed: 2 Jun 16
Utility
Flexible radio frequency converters for digital payloads
2 Mar 20
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a flexible radio frequency (RF) converter.
Robert Mark Parish, Rick-Nghia Nguyen
Filed: 6 Dec 16