Patents Assigned to Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation
  • Compact external launcher for small space payloads
    Patent number: 7036773
    Abstract: The present invention allows a payload to be launched from the exterior of a conventional launch vehicle with little integration expense. In one example, the invention includes an aerodynamic fairing having an internal cavity to contain a payload, a mounting adapter to attach the fairing to an exterior surface of a launch vehicle, and a release mechanism to separate the payload from the launch vehicle out of the fairing cavity during the launch vehicle's flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas W. Caldwell