Patents by Inventor Allison B. TAYLOR

Allison B. TAYLOR 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).

  • Patent number: 11091929
    Abstract: A method for constructing an inflatable environment on top of or beneath a surface of an extraterrestrial object includes spraying Regishell onto an airform or piping the Regishell into a sandwich membrane layer of the airform. When performing the spraying of the Regishell, the method further includes combining basalt material with the Regishell and applying the combination of the basalt material and Regishell to a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer being internal to the airform to strengthen the inflatable environment. When performing the piping of the Regishell into the sandwich membrane, the method further includes using the sandwich membrane layer as a permeable membrane or drilling one or more holes in the sandwich membrane layer forming vents to create the permeable membrane, and releasing the gas from the sandwich membrane layer from the vents to cure and conform the Regishell as a rigid shape and structurally sound layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Allison B. Taylor, Henry Helvajian, Randy M. Villahermosa, Lael F. Woods
  • Publication number: 20210115693
    Abstract: An inflatable environment on an extraterrestrial surface or beneath the extraterrestrial surface includes a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers include an inflated airform layer sandwiched between initial layer and an external layer, a reinforcement layer, and an inner layer inside of the one of the plurality of layers being comprised of a deployed inflated airform, all of which comprise of Regishell. The Regishell is composed of a binder material and regolith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Allison B. TAYLOR, Henry HELVAJIAN, Randy M. VILLAHERMOSA, Lael F. WOODS