Patents by Inventor Perry Ciampaglia

Perry Ciampaglia 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).

  • Collapsible apparatus for forming a paraboloid surface
    Patent number: 5257034
    Abstract: A compact, reliable, paraboloid shaped assembly 7 is used as a reflector 7 on a satellite. The apparatus 7 is assembled from multiple panels 2, 3, 4, which connect to a central base 1 using hinges 20, 21. The apparatus 7 is compacted by rotating some or all of the panels 2, 3, 4 to be adjacent to one side 12 of the central base in stages, such that alternate panels 3 are rotated first. Folded onto these panels 3 are the remaining backwards-folding panels 2. The panels 4 which are not rotated backwards are then rotated forwards, completing a highly compact design. For deployment, the panels 2, 3, 4 are rotated in the reverse order and direction in which they were compacted. Latches 10 connect adjacent panels 2, 3, 4 and hold the panels 2, 3, 4 in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Turner, Perry Ciampaglia, Dan Montesanto