649 patents
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Utility
Single-point release mechanism for spacecraft
17 Feb 20
A spacecraft includes a main body, a set of panels attached to a side of the main body, and a retaining the set of panels adjacent to the main body.
John L. Gibb
Filed: 19 Apr 17
Utility
Cartridge interface module
17 Feb 20
A cartridge interface module (CIM), configured to engage with a removable microfluidic cartridge in a nucleic acid analyzer system can include a fluidics component, which is configured to initiate and support a liquid extraction of nucleic acids from a biological sample contained in the removable microfluidic cartridge.
Michael Edward Egan, Orion N. Scott, James Landers, Douglas J. South, Brian E. Root
Filed: 6 Feb 19
Utility
RF windowing for magnetometry
17 Feb 20
A system for magnetic detection of an external magnetic field can include a RF excitation source generating a RF excitation pulse, and an optical excitation source to generate an optical excitation pulse to apply to the magneto-optical defect center element.
Andrew Raymond Mandeville, Arul Manickam, Gregory Scott Bruce, Peter G. Kaup, Stephen M. Alessandrini
Filed: 7 Jan 19
Utility
De-centralized control architecture for improved sensitivity of accelerometer-based gravity gradiometers
17 Feb 20
A method for rebalancing a group of accelerometers in a gravity gradiometer instrument (GGI) includes the steps of defining and implementing a number of groupwise actuation constrainment modes based on a design of the gravity gradiometer instrument and its accelerometers.
Thomas J. Meyer
Filed: 21 Nov 16
Utility
Interferometric imaging systems with exchangeable imaging modules
17 Feb 20
A modular assembly for an imaging system can allow precision alignment to occur in isolated manufacturing stages, with the separate components being assembled together in later stages.
Chad E. Ogden, Guy Chriqui
Filed: 18 Jan 18
Utility
High-authority yaw control for a tandem vehicle with rigid rotors
17 Feb 20
A method for executing yaw control of an aircraft including two rotors is provided.
Benjamin Reed Hein
Filed: 9 Nov 15
Utility
Exoskeleton system providing for a load transfer when a user is standing and kneeling
17 Feb 20
A counterbalance system for an exoskeleton is provided, including a first hip joint to displace an external load experienced by a user above a waist of the user, the first hip joint provides for three degrees of freedom of movement, a tool interface located above the first hip joint to direct load displacement through the first hip joint, and a counterbalance arm having a first end and a second end, the counterbalance arm is secured to the tool interface at the first end, the second end of the counterbalance arm is moveable in an arcuate rotational path ranging from in front of the tool interface to behind the tool interface.
Keith Everett Maxwell, Patricia Ann Aelker, Gavin A. Barnes, Antoine J. Bell, Robert Brady, Erik Holmen, Alexander Hussain, Joel Chartier
Filed: 18 Jun 15
Utility
Automatic cockpit identification and augmented image placement
17 Feb 20
A head-mounted display (HMD) device is disclosed.
Joshua D. Kitain, Jonathan P. Barkdoll, David J. Macannuco, Adam R. Breed, Howell B. Hollis, Spencer J. Frazier
Filed: 20 Jun 18
Utility
Flight initiation proximity warning system
17 Feb 20
According to an aspect of the invention, a method of flight initiation proximity warning for an autonomous vehicle is provided.
Igor Cherepinsky, Christopher Stathis, Joshua M. Leland, Matthew Zywiak
Filed: 9 Mar 16
Utility
Conformal 3D non-planar multi-layer circuitry
17 Feb 20
A method for making conformal non-planar multi-layer circuitry is described.
Stephen Gonya, Kenn Twigg, Jim Patterson
Filed: 21 Jan 18
Utility
Linear electromechanical actuators
10 Feb 20
An actuator includes a plurality of linear motors.
Richard A. Himmelmann
Filed: 3 May 16
Utility
Mitigation of adjacent channel interference in communication satellites
10 Feb 20
A method for carrier frequency assignment to users includes receiving, by a service provider scheduler, a service request from a user.
Li Leah Wang
Filed: 5 Jun 18
Utility
Rotor ice protection system
10 Feb 20
A rotor ice protection system (RIPS) apparatus for an aircraft to heat aircraft rotor blades is provided.
Robert F. Longley, Jr., Matthew Fogarty
Filed: 10 Dec 15
Utility
Exoskeleton pelvic link having hip joint and inguinal joint
3 Feb 20
An exoskeleton pelvic sub-assembly includes one or more pelvic links each having a hip sagittal rotation axis and an inguinal sagittal rotation axis different from the hip sagittal rotation axis.
Gavin A. Barnes
Filed: 13 Jun 16
Utility
Scalable processes for forming tin nanoparticles, compositions containing tin nanoparticles, and applications utilizing same
27 Jan 20
A method includes providing nanoparticles having a tin coating surrounding a metal nucleus, such as copper.
Randall M. Stoltenberg, Alfred A. Zinn
Filed: 30 Jun 16
Utility
Composite live hinge
27 Jan 20
A hinged component includes first and second portions of material coupled together by a composite live hinge.
Michael J. Malia, Brian Kaplun, Dominick Consalvi
Filed: 5 Aug 13
Utility
Planar optical head for free space optical communications, coherent LIDAR, and other applications
27 Jan 20
A multi-aperture optical system includes a photonic integrated circuit, a spacer substrate coupled to the photonic integrated circuit, a plurality of optical cells, a beam combiner, and a photodetector coupled to the beam combiner.
Guy Chriqui, Chad Elliott Ogden, Paul J. Suni, Kevin R. Bock, Gregory S. Feller
Filed: 7 Jan 19
Utility
Multi-mission modular array
27 Jan 20
A system for compact stowage and deployment of a flexible solar array includes a deployer unit and a blanket container for containing the flexible solar array.
John L. Gibb
Filed: 19 Apr 18
Utility
Random access for LTE over satellite
27 Jan 20
A method for of communication in a satellite LTE network by a satellite base station includes transmitting to a terminal device in a satellite beam of the satellite base station a frame having embedded timing information.
Xiangdong Liu
Filed: 17 Dec 17
Utility
Efficient resource allocation for satellite LTE networks
27 Jan 20
A method for uplink and downlink scheduling in a satellite long-term evolution (LTE) network includes receiving, at a satellite base station, a scheduling request from a terminal device.
Suresh K. Iyer, Dilip S. Gokhale
Filed: 17 Dec 17