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US3300162A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Radial module space station

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-20
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1984-01-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Owen E Maynard
  • 👤 Willard M Taub
  • 👤 Brown David
  • 👤 Edward H Olling
  • 👤 Robert M Mason

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:13
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/10; B64G1/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A SPACE STATION STRUCTURE ADAPTABLE TO BEING DISPOSED AS THE PAYLOAD OF A LAUNCH ROCKET AND LAUNCHED INTO A NEAR-EARTH ORBIT FOR USE AS A MANNED SPACE STATION, SAID SPACE STATION COMPRISING: A CENTRAL HUB STRUCTURE; A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE MODULAR STRUCTURES, EACH IN THE FORM OF A CYLINDRICAL PRESSURE VESSEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE PARTITIONS RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO THE INNER WALL OF THE VESSEL AND DIVIDING THE VESSEL INTO A NUMBER OF CYLINDRICAL COMPARTMENTS ADAPTABLE TO INDIVIDUAL PRESSURIZATION FOR USE AS LIVING COMPARTMENTS, SAID TRANSVERSE PARTITIONS EACH HAVING A UNIFORM CURVATURE PROVIDING A CYLINDRICAL DECK SURFACE WHICH IS EQUIRADIALLY DISTANT FROM THE HUB AXIS; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
A SPACE STATION STRUCTURE ADAPTABLE TO BEING DISPOSED AS THE PAYLOAD OF A LAUNCH ROCKET AND LAUNCHED INTO A NEAR-EARTH ORBIT FOR USE AS A MANNED SPACE STATION, SAID SPACE STATION COMPRISING: A CENTRAL HUB STRUCTURE; A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE MODULAR STRUCTURES, EACH IN THE FORM OF A CYLINDRICAL PRESSURE VESSEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE PARTITIONS RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO THE INNER WALL OF THE VESSEL AND DIVIDING THE VESSEL INTO A NUMBER OF CYLINDRICAL COMPARTMENTS ADAPTABLE TO INDIVIDUAL PRESSURIZATION FOR USE AS LIVING COMPARTMENTS, SAID TRANSVERSE PARTITIONS EACH HAVING A UNIFORM CURVATURE PROVIDING A CYLINDRICAL DECK SURFACE WHICH IS EQUIRADIALLY DISTANT FROM THE HUB AXIS; AND

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-23 1970-07-25 1971-01-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-23 1974-07-25 1975-01-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-23 1978-07-25 1979-01-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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