Patents by Inventor F. M. Bay

F. M. Bay 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).

  • Functionally and structurally modular parallelogram-shaped spacecraft
    Patent number: 6260804
    Abstract: A functionally and structurally modular, parallelogram-shaped spacecraft. The spacecraft includes a plurality of modules joined to one another along an axis of the spacecraft, wherein each module is devoted to a particular function of the spacecraft, and wherein all of the modules have the same cross-sectional size and geometry. The geometry is approximately a parallelogram in a plane normal to the axis of the spacecraft. The functions include power, processing, propulsion, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
    Inventors: Thomas W. Anderson, F. M. Bay, John Bonham