59 patents
Utility
Deployment mechanism with integral actuation device
2 Jan 24
An apparatus includes an integral, additively manufactured, actuation device having a rigid portion comprising a shaped structural member and a flexible portion comprising a helical torsion spring.
Jillian Gorsuch, Gregory Dudder
Filed: 12 Mar 20
Utility
Modular solar array
19 Dec 23
A solar array structure for a spacecraft is based on a modular approach, allowing for arrays to be designed, and designed to be modified, and manufactured in reduced time and with reduced cost.
Harry A. Yates, Tom Hsieh, Ryan Bieniek, Ben Kwong, Robert Szombathy, Martinus Meerman, Frederick Oey, Peter Amnuaypayoat, Alan J. Szeto, Richard B. Warnock
Filed: 19 Sep 22
Utility
Imaging through scattering media
5 Dec 23
Example embodiments provide digital holographic techniques and associated systems for imaging through scattering media in a strictly one-sided observation in which the observer (e.g. the controller of the camera) has no access to the object plane nor does the observer introduce a fluorescing agent to the object plane.
Richard G Paxman, David A. Carrara
Filed: 6 Nov 20
Utility
Dayside-only roll steering
28 Nov 23
A method of roll steering of a spacecraft to align an aspect of the spacecraft, such as the surface of solar arrays carried by the spacecraft, to the sun, is described.
Andrew E. Turner
Filed: 21 Oct 20
Utility
System and method for large-scale radio frequency signal collection and processing
21 Nov 23
A large-scale radio frequency signal collection and processing system comprising a plurality of sensor systems mounted on a plurality of collection platforms that integrates a plurality of overlapping datasets with differing characteristics (e.g., different resolutions, different view angles, different heights, different time periods, unrelated types of data) to generate an enriched dataset or datasets using a variety of processing techniques (e.g., statistical analysis, signal processing, image processing) that allows for more comprehensive analysis of the radio frequency signal landscape than would be possible using any of the datasets individually, or in combination but without such integration.
Brian Thomas Mengwasser, Jennifer L. Alvarez, Augustus S. Moore
Filed: 29 Sep 22
Utility
Small satellite constellation for worldwide surveillance
21 Nov 23
A satellite observation system and method of deploying a satellite system are disclosed.
Andrew E. Turner
Filed: 17 Sep 21
Utility
Method of operating a spacecraft radiator panel
7 Nov 23
Techniques for minimizing diurnal temperature variation of a radiator of a spacecraft are disclosed.
Jason J. Chiang, Gordon Wu
Filed: 19 Feb 21
Utility
Spacecraft with universal test port
7 Nov 23
A universal test port is connected to the different functional sub-systems of a spacecraft, allowing the sub-systems to be tested from a single location of an assembled spacecraft.
Kristin Elisabeth Norwood
Filed: 28 Oct 20
Utility
Solar array reverse current protection
24 Oct 23
Technology is disclosed herein for reverse current protection for a photovoltaic module string.
Jason Esquivias, Jeffrey David McCallum
Filed: 19 May 22
Utility
Spacecraft with universal external port
10 Oct 23
A universal external port is proposed to add new functionality to or replace existing functionality of an already deployed spacecraft (e.g., a satellite in orbit).
Robert Erik Schwarz
Filed: 16 Sep 20
Utility
Spacecraft design with semi-rigid solar array
19 Sep 23
A spacecraft includes a semi-rigid solar array and a main body structure, the main body structure configured as a convex polyhedron and including an aft and a forward face disposed opposite to the aft face and at least four side faces disposed between and approximately orthogonal to the aft face and the forward face.
Gordon Wu, David Marlow, Harry Yates, Lenny Low, Joel Boccio
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
System and method for providing improved geocoded reference data to a 3D map representation
5 Sep 23
Described are a system (200) and method arranged to provide improved geocoded reference data to a 3D map representation.
Folke Isaksson, Ola Nygren
Filed: 1 Feb 21
Utility
Systems and methods for satellite movement
8 Aug 23
Haifei Cheng, Timothy Lofquist
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Antenna with movable feed
18 Jul 23
An example apparatus includes a planar five bar linkage having a ground link and an endpoint.
Jason Chiang
Filed: 5 Apr 22
Utility
Techniques for deriving and/or leveraging application-centric model metric
11 Jul 23
Techniques for quantifying accuracy of a prediction model that has been trained on a data set parameterized by multiple features are provided.
Arnold Boedihardjo, Adam Estrada, Andrew Jenkins, Nathan Clement, Alan Schoen
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Techniques for deriving and/or leveraging application-centric model metric
23 May 23
Techniques for recommending a prediction model from among a number of different prediction models are provided.
Arnold Boedihardjo, Adam Estrada, Andrew Jenkins, Nathan Clement, Alan Schoen
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Power processing unit (PPU) and electric propulsion system (EPS) for spacecraft
16 May 23
Described herein is a power processing unit (PPU) for use with a Hall Effect Thruster (HET) and a Propellant Management Assembly (PMA) of a spacecraft.
Jason Esquivias, Giovanni Lenguito
Filed: 5 May 22
Utility
Multi-satellite deployable dispenser
16 May 23
Technology is disclosed herein for a spacecraft launch restraint and dispensing structure.
Varouj Baghdasarian
Filed: 24 Aug 21
Utility
Method for 3D reconstruction from satellite imagery
7 Mar 23
The present disclosure relates to a method for 3D reconstruction from satellite imagery using deep learning, said method comprising providing (101) at least two overlapping 2D satellite images, providing (102) imaging device parameters for the at least two overlapping 2D satellite images, providing (103) at least one trained Machine Learning Network, MLN, able to predict depth maps, said trained MLN being trained on a training set comprising multi-view geocoded 3D ground truth data and predicting (104) a depth map of the at provided at least two 2D satellite images using the trained at least one MLN and based on the corresponding imaging device parameters.
Tim Yngesjö, Carl Sundelius, Anton Nordmark
Filed: 24 Aug 21
Utility
Stackable satellite dispensing configuration
14 Feb 23
Technology is disclosed for a spacecraft launch restraint and dispensing structure.
Varouj Baghdasarian
Filed: 24 Aug 21