← Back to Patent Explorer
US3093346A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Space capsule

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1959-10-16
•
Granted: 1963-06-11
•
Expires: 1979-10-16
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Maxime A Faget
  • 👤 Jr Andre J Meyer
  • 👤 Robert G Chilton
  • 👤 Jr Willard S Blanchard
  • 👤 Alan B Kehlet
  • 👤 Jerome B Hammack
  • 👤 Jr Caldwell C Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 23:23
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/10; B64G1/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 68 words
A SPACE SATELLITE COMPRISING AN AIR TIGHT COMPARTMENT, A SHELL STRUCTURE SURROUNDING SAID COMPARTMENT, HEAT SHIELDING MEANS FOR SAID COMPARTMENT, JETTISONABLE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID HEAT SHIELDING MEANS FOR GENERATING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION THRUSTS TOWARD SAID HEAT SHIELDING MEANS IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY ON A LINE THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE SATELLITE, AND MEANS FOR GENERATING TORQUE THRUSTS TO EFFECT A DESIRED ATTITUDE OF THE SATELLITE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 68 words
A SPACE SATELLITE COMPRISING AN AIR TIGHT COMPARTMENT, A SHELL STRUCTURE SURROUNDING SAID COMPARTMENT, HEAT SHIELDING MEANS FOR SAID COMPARTMENT, JETTISONABLE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID HEAT SHIELDING MEANS FOR GENERATING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION THRUSTS TOWARD SAID HEAT SHIELDING MEANS IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY ON A LINE THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE SATELLITE, AND MEANS FOR GENERATING TORQUE THRUSTS TO EFFECT A DESIRED ATTITUDE OF THE SATELLITE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2205826A Cited
US2395435A Cited
US2420292A Cited
US2763447A Cited
US2865579A Cited
US2951659A Cited
US2835548A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-06-10 1966-12-10 1967-06-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-06-10 1970-12-10 1971-06-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-06-10 1974-12-10 1975-06-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag