Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Noel

Jeffrey S. Noel 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).

  • Systems and methods for launching a plurality of spacecraft
    Patent number: 11505338
    Abstract: Systems and methods for launching a plurality of spacecraft, provided in a stack of spacecraft, from a launch vehicle traveling along an in-track path include releasing, in a first separation event occurring at a first time, a first spacecraft from the stack of spacecraft using a first separation force having a first separation force in-track component along the in-track path. Subsequently, in a second separation event occurring at a second time, a second spacecraft is released from the stack of spacecraft using a second separation force having a second separation force in-track component along the in-track path, wherein the second time occurs a first time delay after the first time. The first and second separation in-track components may be different, such as by varying a magnitude of the separation force or an angle at which the spacecraft is launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sadek W. Mansour, Gary E. Lemke, Jason D. Flathom, Jeffrey S. Noel
  • Systems And Methods For Launching A Plurality Of Spacecraft
    Publication number: 20200270001
    Abstract: Systems and methods for launching a plurality of spacecraft, provided in a stack of spacecraft, from a launch vehicle traveling along an in-track path include releasing, in a first separation event occurring at a first time, a first spacecraft from the stack of spacecraft using a first separation force having a first separation force in-track component along the in-track path. Subsequently, in a second separation event occurring at a second time, a second spacecraft is released from the stack of spacecraft using a second separation force having a second separation force in-track component along the in-track path, wherein the second time occurs a first time delay after the first time. The first and second separation in-track components may be different, such as by varying a magnitude of the separation force or an angle at which the spacecraft is launched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sadek W. Mansour, Gary E. Lemke, Jason D. Flathom, Jeffrey S. Noel