Patents by Inventor Cory Bird

Cory Bird has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Launch vehicle payload carrier and related methods
    Patent number: 6905097
    Abstract: A modular payload carrier for use in a launch vehicle includes at least one module configured to fit in a payload bay of the vehicle and attachable to at least one other module configured to fit in the bay. The module includes an outer wall contoured generally to fit a bottom surface contour of the bay. The carrier can be used for the manifesting of both deployable and non-deployable payloads. Processing of payloads with the carrier can be performed, in large part, separately from launch vehicle processing. Thus launch costs and turnaround times can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Judith C. Blackwell-Thompson, John A. Graves, Anita E. Gale, Dilip K. Darooka, Cory Bird
  • Launch vehicle payload carrier and related methods
    Publication number: 20040016846
    Abstract: A modular payload carrier for use in a launch vehicle includes at least one module configured to fit in a payload bay of the vehicle and attachable to at least one other module configured to fit in the bay. The module includes an outer wall contoured generally to fit a bottom surface contour of the bay. The carrier can be used for the manifesting of both deployable and non-deployable payloads. Processing of payloads with the carrier can be performed, in large part, separately from launch vehicle processing. Thus launch costs and turnaround times can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Judith C. Blackwell-Thompson, John A. Graves, Anita E. Gale, Dilip K. Darooka, Cory Bird