Patents by Inventor Jehangir J. Pocha

Jehangir J. Pocha 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).

  • Geostationary satellite system
    Patent number: 5120007
    Abstract: A geostationary satellite system includes an operational satellite and a spare or back-up satellite, characterized in that the spare or back-up satellite is located in a geostationary orbit (3) at the same mean longitude as the operational satellite, with the inclination and eccentricity of the spare or back-up satellite orbit (3) being non-zero, and with the apse line (4) of the spare or back-up satellite orbit (3) being close to, or coincident with, the node line, so that the spare or back-up satellite can be co-located with the operational satellite with minimal risk or collision or communications interference therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Jehangir J. Pocha, A. C. Studd