Patents by Inventor Goncalo Daniel ALBANO LOPES

Goncalo Daniel ALBANO LOPES 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).

  • Propulsion system for small artificial satellites
    Patent number: 11345488
    Abstract: A propulsion system for small artificial satellites comprises a plurality of engines (2) fixable to a frame (101) of a satellite (100); a control unit (3) connected functionally to the engines (2) for sending at least one activation signal (AS) for activating at least one engine (2); the system is selectively configurable at least between a first configuration in which at least one of the engines (2) is activated for correcting the orbit of the satellite (100) and a second configuration in which at least one of the engines (2) is activated for dispersing said satellite (100) relative to another adjacent satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: D-Orbit SpA
    Inventors: Luca Rossettini, Goncalo Daniel Albano Lopes
  • PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR SMALL ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
    Publication number: 20180354658
    Abstract: A propulsion system for small artificial satellites comprises a plurality of engines (2) fixable to a frame (101) of a satellite (100); a control unit (3) connected functionally to the engines (2) for sending at least one activation signal (AS) for activating at least one engine (2); the system is selectively configurable at least between a first configuration in which at least one of the engines (2) is activated for correcting the orbit of the satellite (100) and a second configuration in which at least one of the engines (2) is activated for dispersing said satellite (100) relative to another adjacent satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Luca ROSSETTINI, Goncalo Daniel ALBANO LOPES