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Preceramic resin formulations, impregnated fibers comprising the preceramic resin formulations, and related methods
28 Dec 20
A preceramic resin formulation comprising a polycarbosilane preceramic polymer, an organically modified silicon dioxide preceramic polymer, and, optionally, at least one filler.
Benjamin W. C. Garcia, David R. Nelson
Filed: 20 Nov 17
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Insulation, insulation precursors, and rocket motors, and related methods
21 Dec 20
An insulation material includes a matrix comprising a reaction product formed from a silicon carbide precursor resin and a silicon dioxide precursor resin.
Benjamin W. C. Garcia, Robert S. Larson
Filed: 24 Jul 18
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Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods
30 Nov 20
Spacecraft servicing devices or pods and related methods may include a body configured to be deployed from a host spacecraft at a location adjacent a target spacecraft and at least one spacecraft servicing component configured to perform at least one servicing operation on the target spacecraft.
James Garret Nicholson, Daniel Carl Treachler, Oliver Benjamin Ortiz, James Dulin Reavill, Benjamin Michael Hekman, Robert Bryan Sullivan, Carlos Guillermo Niederstrasser, Mark Lieberbaum, Michael Joseph Glogowski, William A. Llorens, Kenneth Siu-Kin Chow, Peter Michael Cipollo
Filed: 19 Jul 18
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Electrostatic discharge mitigation for a first spacecraft operating in proximity to a second spacecraft
30 Nov 20
Methods and systems for mitigating or reducing the risk of an electrostatic discharge due to static charge differentials between a first spacecraft and a second spacecraft as the first spacecraft approaches the second spacecraft may be accomplished using a passive electrostatic discharge mitigation device.
Christine A. Agathon-Burton, Matthew Alan Michel, Dewey Edwin Cochran, Ronald Lynn Graham, Gregg A. Herbert, William A. Llorens
Filed: 30 Nov 17
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Systems for producing DEMN eutectic, and related methods of forming an energetic composition
16 Nov 20
A method of producing DEMN eutectic comprises reacting a reactant mixture comprising ethylenediamine and diethylenetriamine with aqueous nitric acid to form a reaction mixture comprising diethylentriamine trinitrate and ethylenediamine dinitrate.
Stephen P. Velarde, Harold E Johnston
Filed: 30 Apr 17
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Flexible bearing assemblies, rocket motors including such assemblies, and methods of forming flexible bearings
26 Oct 20
A flexible bearing assembly includes at least one metal end ring, a flexible bearing core having a plurality of layers of a resilient material between layers of a reinforcement material, and a phenolic composite material between and bonded to each of the at least one metal end ring and the flexible bearing core.
Duane J. Garbe, Edward L. Collins, Allan P. Thompson
Filed: 8 Nov 16
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Defect detection systems and methods
19 Oct 20
A defect detection system comprises a movement assembly and a sensor assembly.
Nathan T. Green, James Scott, Cameron D. Gould
Filed: 31 Aug 17
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Methods of preparing nitrocellulose based propellants and propellants made therefrom
12 Oct 20
Methods of preparing propellant compositions for power loads and firearms that include providing pre-shaped particle sized starting material, shaped consistent with a desired final propellant product shape, and thereafter nitrating and stabilizing the pre-shaped starting material using boiling stabilization processes.
William J. Worrell, Benjamin R. Vaughan, Jeffrey D. Archambault, Milca Fils-Aime
Filed: 3 Sep 18
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Solid rocket motors including flight termination systems, and related multi-stage solid rocket motor assemblies and methods
21 Sep 20
A solid rocket motor comprises a pressure vessel, a solid propellant structure within the pressure vessel, and a flight termination system overlying the pressure vessel.
Joseph J. Kliger, Paul C. Braithwaite, Brian C. Liechty, Donald B. Patterson
Filed: 3 Nov 15
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Ground-based satellite antenna pointing system
7 Sep 20
The present application includes systems and methods for determining pointing error of a satellite antenna.
Huiwen Yao, George Case
Filed: 21 Dec 17
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Systems and methods for satellite constellation launch using air-launched vehicles
24 Aug 20
Systems and methods for calculating launch sites for a satellite constellation are provided.
John David Fuller
Filed: 22 Jul 18
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Maneuvering system for earth orbiting satellites with electric thrusters
17 Aug 20
Systems and methods are described herein for mounting a thruster onto a vehicle.
Michael Glogowski, Philip Austin, Dominick Bruno, Andre Lentati
Filed: 13 Aug 18
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Explosive separating joint
10 Aug 20
An explosive separation joint system having an expandable tube containing a mild detonating fuse (MDF) in separable portions of the joint.
David Bruce Cohen, John Thomas Doyle, Richard Mark Haynie, Paul Jesse Harrington, Gary Ronald Burnside
Filed: 29 Oct 18
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Preceramic resin formulations, ceramic materials comprising the preceramic resin formulations,and related articles and methods
3 Aug 20
A preceramic resin formulation comprising a polycarbosilane preceramic polymer and an organically modified silicon dioxide preceramic polymer.
Benjamin W. C. Garcia
Filed: 16 Jul 17
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Apparatus for preforming at least a portion of a material
3 Aug 20
Apparatus and methods of stretch-forming pre-preg material are provided.
Vernon M. Benson, Peter G. Turner
Filed: 21 Feb 16
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Insulation materials comprising fibers having a partially cured polymer coating thereon, structures including such insulation materials, and methods of insulating such structures
27 Jul 20
Insulation materials have a coating of a partially cured polymer on a plurality of fibers, and the plurality of coated fibers in a cross-linked polymeric matrix.
Richard E. Morgan, Craig L. Meeks
Filed: 30 Nov 16
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Precursor compositions for an insulation, insulated rocket motors, and related methods
6 Apr 20
A precursor composition comprising, before curing, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), zinc oxide, silica, polymerized 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline, a solid chlorinated paraffin, stearic acid, a five carbon petroleum hydrocarbon, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, and a peroxide.
Himansu M. Gajiwala, Steven B. Hall
Filed: 15 Mar 17
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Hybrid metal composite structures, rocket cases, and related methods
30 Mar 20
A method of forming a hybrid metal composite structure including at least one metal ply.
Benjamin W. C. Garcia, Elizabeth Bonderson, Brian Christensen, David R. Nelson
Filed: 28 Aug 16
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Methods of producing glycidyl nitrate
17 Feb 20
Methods of producing glycidyl nitrate.
Joseph J. Scavuzzo, Melissa L. Mileham
Filed: 6 Dec 18
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Communications bandwidth enhancement using orthogonal spatial division multiplexing
10 Feb 20
Systems and methods are described herein for communications bandwidth enhancement using Orthogonal Spatial Division Multiplexing (OSDM).
Leonard A. Atkinson
Filed: 13 Jun 19
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